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Trump’s war secretary Hegseth and Pacific Command chief Paparo may ‘soon visit China’

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and US Pacific Command head Admiral Samuel Paparo may visit China “soon”, according to a veteran China hand. Stephen Orlins, president of the non-profit organisation National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR), disclosed the potential visit during a video address at a conference on Friday in Sanya, in southern China’s Hainan province. More than 400 Chinese officials, foreign diplomats and legal experts have gathered in the South China Sea resort city...

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