China explains rebuff of Pentagon’s meeting proposal

Washington should “show sincerity” and correct its “wrong practices,” Beijing’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said

Washington can remedy the communication breakdown between the US and Chinese militaries by heeding China’s concerns, Mao Ning, Beijing’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said on Tuesday. Her comments came shortly after the Pentagon claimed China had turned down a meeting between the two nations’ defense chiefs in Singapore.

Speaking at a regular briefing...