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Beijing Snubs US Defense Secretary

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Beijing Snubs US Defense Secretary
Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (R) talks to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) during the ministerial roundtable luncheon at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 11, 2022. Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
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In a snub to Washington, Beijing relegated U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to meet with China’s No. 3 military official.

Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
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