US may likely send senior Pentagon official to China military forum: Report

The United States is set to send Michael Chase, the deputy assistant secretary of defence for China, Taiwan and Mongolia

The United States is set to send Michael Chase, the deputy assistant secretary of defence for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, to China's top annual security forum in mid-September, a US official told Reuters.

The choice of Chase has not been previously reported. He is more senior than the US official who attended the Xiangshan Forum last year, but his rank is in line with historical norms for the Pentagon.