China's Diplomacy and Military Aggression Raise Risk of Conflict with US
TL;DR
Despite recent military provocations by China, diplomats from both China and the US are engaging in private talks to maintain open lines of communication and ease tensions. While China has been hesitant to participate in military-to-military communication with the US, it has shown renewed enthusiasm for diplomacy in other areas, particularly in trade talks. However, the lack of military communication may result in dangerous blind spots and lead to misunderstandings and miscalculations.
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- U.S. releases video of close call with China in the Taiwan Strait NBC News
- Why dangerous encounters by US and Chinese militaries look set to continue Reuters
- What China is doing is against international law, says senator MSNBC
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