WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. says it has accepted an invitation to attend China's top annual security forum in late October, the latest sign of potentially warming ties between the two countries' militaries.
The Pentagon did not say whom China had invited or who from the U.S. side would attend, and China's embassy in Washington also declined to give details.
Before 2019, the U.S. often sent embassy defense attaches.
CHINA'S DEFENSE MINISTERAs China's defense minister, Li typically would give a keynote speech at the forum and meet with delegations.
Beijing has offered no official explanation about Li's fate and his disappearance raises questions about how this year's forum will be conducted.
Persons:
Lloyd Austin, Austin, Li Shangfu, Nancy Pelosi's, China, China Chad Sbragia, Li, Sbragia, –, Xi, Liu Pengyu, Michael Martina, Idrees Ali, Don Durfee, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
U.S, Pentagon, Reuters, China's People's Liberation Army, PLA, Beijing Xiangshan, Defense, Xi Jinping's Global Security Initiative, Washington, Thomson
Locations:
U.S, Washington, China, Beijing, United States, Taiwan, Russia, Austin