A new book by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa says General Mark Milley told China’s General Li Zuocheng that he would warn his counterpart in the event of a US attack. Photo: AP
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A new book by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa says General Mark Milley told China’s General Li Zuocheng that he would warn his counterpart in the event of a US attack. Photo: AP