The meeting between the defense ministers of China and the United States after 18 months/Taiwan is the headline of the dispute

According to Mehr News Agency to According to Al Jazeera, Dong Jun and Lloyd Austin, respectively the defense ministers of China and the United States, met and talked with each other after 18 months, today on the sidelines of the “Shangri-La Dialogue Forum” in Singapore.

This meeting took place after the last video call of the parties in April. Ministers and defense officials of countries around the world participate in the annual “Shangri La” assembly. In recent years, this summit has become an indicator and indicator of relations between Washington and Beijing.

This year’s meeting has been held a week after China’s military drills around the island of Taiwan and the warning of war against this island supported by the United States. The mentioned exercise was also carried out after the inauguration ceremony of “William Lai”, the new president of the island of Taiwan, whom Beijing has described as “a dangerous separatist”.

The dispute over the island of Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory, is the headline of the difference of opinion between China and the United States. Beijing is extremely angry with the increasing deepening of Washington’s defense and military ties in the Pacific Ocean, especially in the Philippines, as well as the constant sending of weapons and fighters to the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea. Beijing considers these measures to be a violation of the “One China” principle.