China Turns Down US Request for Defense Chiefs to Meet

China has declined a request from the US for the defense chiefs of the two nations to meet this week. The US had proposed that Secretary of DefenseLloyd Austinmeet his counterpartLi Shangfuin Singapore during the ShangriLa Dialogue, a marquee AsiaPacific security gathering. Bill Faries reports on Bloomberg Television. Follow Bloomberg for business news analysis, uptotheminute market data, features, profiles and more: Connect with us Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: