US Now Says No Plan to Lift Sanctions on China Defense Minister
Bloomberg
23-05-23 03:49
The US has backtracked on comments made by President Joe Biden related to the lifting of sanctions on Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, with State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller saying the US government was not considering lifting the sanctions. Speaking in Washington, Miller said Biden “made clear that we are not planning to lift any sanctions on him or on China more broadly” after China rebuffed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's request to meet Li next month due to sanctions. However, despite tension between the two nations, the White House has started engaging with China on a range of issues.