WASHINGTON—China has canceled a security meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis that had been planned for this month, a senior U.S. official said.
The official, who is involved in China policy and spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Sept. 30 that it isn’t clear if the cancellation is related to the broad range of disputes between Beijing and Washington on issues such as arms sales and military activity in the South China Sea and other waters around China. The official also said it isn’t clear if or when the meeting would be rescheduled.
