Beijing, Oct 31, 2025 (AFP) - Chinese defence minister tells US counterpart both sides should build 'trust'

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2025-10-31

China's Defence Minister Dong Jun told his US counterpart Pete Hegseth that both countries should build "trust" during talks at a summit in Malaysia on Friday, Beijing said. The Chinese defence ministry said in a readout of the meeting that Dong told Hegseth the two sides should "enhance trust and dispel uncertainty", and called for "the two militaries to explore the right way to get along", a day after Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met......

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