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China declines meeting with Lloyd Austin over US arms sale to Taiwan

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had hoped to meet his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun , at the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus this week in Laos .

China pointed to a recent $2 billion arms sale to Taiwan as the rationale behind the decision to decline the meeting.

China 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the sale "seriously undermine" China 's sovereignty and security interests.

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