"US and Chinese Military Officials Hold First Talks at Pentagon in 4 Years"
TL;DR
Top U.S. and Chinese defense officials met at the Pentagon for the first time since 2020, discussing defense relations and the importance of maintaining open lines of military communication. The talks come amid a slight thaw in relations between the two countries, following a period of no contacts between military or political leaders. The lack of communication had raised fears of military miscalculation in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has been flexing its naval muscles.
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