China and Russia take aim at US at Chinese military forum

Chinese and Russian military chiefs targeted the United States for criticism at a security forum in Beijing on Monday, even as China's second-most-senior military commander vowed to boost defence ties with Washington. The lack of regular communications between the US and Chinese militaries has been a persistent worry for Washington amid tensions between the countries and the risk of an accidental clash in the South China Sea or near Taiwan. Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu warned the West that its involvement in the Ukraine war created grave danger.