Officials and experts say Beijing’s silence is a dangerous move.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/05/pentagon-china-calls-taiwan-00050175
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a news briefing at the Pentagon July 21, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. | Alex Wong/Getty Images
ByLARA SELIGMANandALEXANDER WARD
08/05/2022 05:33 PM EDT
Top Chinese military officials have not returned multiple calls from their American counterparts this week as a crisis erupted in the Pacific over House SpeakerNancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, according to three people with knowledge of the attempts.
Beijing’s ghosting of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley comes as China continues launching missiles and positioning warships and aircraft in unprecedented military drills around Taiwan. Officials and experts say China’s silence is a shortsighted and reckless move that increases the risk of escalation in an already tense situation.
“If the [Chinese military]is operating more aggressively, and in closer proximity to U.S…
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