US and China agree to resume dialogue between defence ministries
The US Secretary of Defence said that US and China agree to establish military communication channels, The aim is to prevent misunderstandings and conflicts in the event of a crisis.
This was written by an American journalist Pete Hegseth on the X network, referring to the Pentagon chief's statement.
Hegseth's quote.
«We are re-establishing channels of military cooperation with China to eliminate the risks of conflict and de-escalate any problems that arise,» the US Secretary of War said.
Context.
Previously, contacts between the US and Chinese militaries were frozen after Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in 2022.
The resumption of the dialogue was part of a broader effort to stabilise relations between Washington and Beijing amid tensions over Taiwan, the South China Sea and technological rivalry.
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