WASHINGTON--U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, at a major defense conference in Singapore next week, the Pentagon announced Friday.

CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday ... Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with defense chiefs from Australia ...

said in a recent interview that retired U.S. Army General Mark Milley and former Defense Secretary Lloyd ... and Austin but did not offer any evidence of criminal behavior. Instead, he complained ...