Blinken's China visit: Military communication and tension defusal in progress.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that resuming military-to-military communication with China is still a "work in progress" after meeting with Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping. Blinken's visit aimed to relieve tensions and find areas of agreement between the two countries. China shut down military-to-military communication after the U.S. downed a Chinese spy balloon earlier this year. Blinken said the two sides are "going to keep working" on an agreement to reopen those lines of communication to avoid an accidental conflict.