China has confirmed that it rejected a US offer of talks between Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (pictured) and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin. Photo: Reuters
China has confirmed that it rejected a US offer of talks between Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (pictured) and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin. Photo: Reuters

Chinese balloon saga: China confirms it rejected US offer of defence minister talks

  • Beijing claims Washington may be stirring up an information war over the incident
  • The atmosphere for discussions was not ‘proper’, given US use of force to bring down vessel, Chinese defence ministry says

China has confirmed that it rejected a US offer of talks between Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (pictured) and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin. Photo: Reuters
China has confirmed that it rejected a US offer of talks between Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (pictured) and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin. Photo: Reuters
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