"Top Pentagon General Breaks Ice with Chinese Counterpart in Historic Call"

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, held a video call with his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Liu Zhenli, marking the highest level of military communication between the two countries since July 2022. The call is a result of the commitment by President Biden and Chinese President Xi to resume this type of communication. The lack of military-to-military communication became a concern during the Chinese spy balloon incident, and the resumption of communication aims to prevent competition from escalating into conflict.