China has named a general under US sanctions as its new defence minister, creating an additional hurdle for military dialogue as the two countries fret that geopolitical tensions could boil over into conflict.Li Shangfu, an aerospace engineer with little previous international exposure, was confirmed as the top military diplomat on Sunday. His appointment was expected after the Communist party made him a member of the Central Military Commission, China’s highest military body, last October.
中國任命一名受到美國制裁的上將出任國防部長。在兩國擔心地緣政治緊張可能演變成沖突的背景下，此舉給兩軍對話帶來一道額外的障礙。
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