Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is making his first visit to China — here are 6 big issues hanging over his trip

REUTERS/Phil Stewart US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday visited China for a three-day trip with a goal of improving security dialogue with Beijing despite increasingly fraught Sino-U.S. relations. Mattis has been.....»»

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he wants to have a high-level discussion with Chinese officials as he begins his first trip there as Pentagon chief this week, while avoiding some of the irritants that have plagued the U.S.-China security relationship......»»

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in an attempt to find common ground on security issues, but appeared to agree to disagree over the South China Sea......»»

Security talks between U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Chinese counterpart have been canceled amid mounting friction between Beijing and Washington......»»

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met Friday with their Chinese counterparts to discuss North Korea, Iran, the South China Sea and trade, reaching consensus on some issues and facing differences on others......»»

Washinton University’s Olin Business School is making changes to its MBA program that previously was to visit China. University officials said the 38-day, 3-continent trip will end in Peru instead of China due to the coronavirus outbreak. Dean M.....»»

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday that U.S.-China trade talks will resume next week in Washington, adding that the Trump administration requested that Chinese officials cancel a visit to U.S. farming regions......»»

Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com, It’s been well over a year since the then-United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis accused Russia and China of being “revisionist powers” each working its way toward ma.....»»

China Trade Truce in the Making The words in the air are that US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is considering a trip to China to moderate/mitigate a trade dispute with Beijing. Secretary Mn.....»»

In late March, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his first foreign trip since taking power in 2011, a surprise visit to Beijing to meet Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party general secretary......»»

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted at major changes in the US Navy's way of deploying air.....»»

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis vowed on Tuesday that American ships will continue to confront China over its militarization of man-made islands in the South China Sea, where Beijing has .....»»

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the US is willing to work with China on a "results oriented" relationship, .....»»

Military and trade disputes have been recent areas of contention between the world powers. U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis landed in Beijing Tuesday with plans to meet with both state and m.....»»

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REUTERS/Sergio Moraes During a trip to Brazil, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis emphasized that military officers should avoid politicization. His words of caution applies.....»»

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital in an unannounced visit, amid upheaval in the senior ranks of American and Afghan officials waging the 17-year war against the Taliban and other Islamist militants......»»

Reuters Secretary of Defense James Mattis made a surprise visit to t.....»»

The defense secretary held wide-ranging talks with his Chinese counterpart against a backdrop of confrontations over trade and other disputes between the Trump administration and Beijing......»»

Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, is set to caution China about its assistance to Russia's military during his upcoming visit to China. read more.....»»