China, U.S. defense chiefs discuss Taiwan, South China Sea in 1st talks

The defense chiefs of China and the United States on Tuesday discussed issues including Taiwan and the South China Sea in their first known talks since President Donald Trump's second term began in January.The two countries announced Wednesday that Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth addressed such issues during a video call. They later said that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also spoke in a separate phone call.Hegseth told Dong that the United States "does not seek conflict with China nor is it pursuing regime c…READ FULL ARTICLE