U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin shook hands with China's Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu on the sidelines of a security summit in Singapore but the two did not have a 'substantive exchange,' the Pentagon said on Friday.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, attends the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2023. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/File Photo
In a video posted on Twitter by a Wall Street Journal reporter, Austin was seen smiling while shaking hands with Li around a dinner table. Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the images.
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