China's state-run Global Times has said that government officials had sent a "friendly signal" to US defence secretary Lloyd Austin for talks but the top US official had resorted to "unprofessional" and "unfriendly act of disregarding diplomatic protocol".

'Unprofessional and unfriendly': US, China in row over diplomatic protocol

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'Unprofessional and unfriendly': US, China in row over diplomatic protocol