Chinese, U.S. defense chiefs at odds over Taiwan issue

Chinese and U.S. defense chiefs were at odds over the Taiwan issue on Friday, China's Defense Ministry suggested, as tensions between the world's major powers have already intensified following an escalating tit-for-tat tariff trade war.Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe was quoted by his ministry as telling acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan at their meeting in Singapore that Beijing "decisively opposes" to recent U.S. moves relating to Taiwan.It was the first time for Chinese and U.S. defense chiefs to hold direct talks since November 2018, when former Defense Secretary …READ FULL ARTICLE