US General defends calls with Chinese military during Trump presidency
By DW
02 October 2021 |
1:06 pm
Top US General Mark Milley told Congress that the Defense Secretary and others knew about his call to his Chinese counterpart, to reassure Beijing that former President Donald Trump was not preparing a sudden attack.
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