US and Chinese Military Officials Break Year-Long Silence in Historic Talks
The top US and Chinese military officials, Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and Gen. Liu Zhenli, spoke for the first time in over a year, signaling the end of a strained silence between the two countries. They discussed the importance of managing competition, avoiding miscalculations, and maintaining open lines of communication. The lack of communication had deeply concerned the Pentagon, but restoring it was a priority in recent talks between President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping. The US military had expressed significant concern over the silence from China, and efforts to establish communication have been ongoing.