SINGAPORE, June 4 (Reuters) - The United States should ease off military deployments close to China in an act of "good faith" if high-level defence talks between the two superpowers are to resume, a retired veteran Chinese diplomat said in Singapore on Sunday.
Cui said of U.S. naval and air force deployments close to China.
Those risks were highlighted during the weekend as China's military criticised the United States and Canada for "deliberately provoking risk" after the countries' navies staged a rare joint sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Saturday.
U.S. deployments near China, Cui said, were "certainly disrespect of other countries' sovereignty and territorial integrity and to be more specific, they always prefer unilateral sanctions."
"As a matter of principle, we are always ready for more dialogue with others, including with the United States."
Persons:
Cui Tiankai, Cui, They're, Cui's, of National Defence Li Shangfu, Li, Lloyd Austin, Austin, Chen Lin, Greg Torode, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
Reuters, of National Defence, U.S . Defence, Thomson
Locations:
SINGAPORE, United States, China, Singapore, U.S, Taiwan, East, South China, Canada, Russia