U.S., China to resume military-to-military communication: Biden

The step was “critically important,” Mr Biden said.

News Agency of Nigeria • November 16, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping

The U.S. and China will resume military-to-military communication after a long period of radio silence, according to U.S. President Joe Biden.

Mr Biden disclosed this to reporters after a long-awaited face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the ongoing summit in Filoli Estate, San Francisco, U.S.

The summit is the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ meeting which started on November 14 to end on November 17.

The step was “critically important,” the U.S. leader said.

“We are reassuming military-to-military direct contact… (which had) been cut off, and has been worrisome. That’s how accidents happen,” Mr Biden said during a news conference in San Francisco.

“We’re back to direct, open, clear, direct communications,” Mr Biden said.

“Vital miscalculations on either side can cause real, real trouble with a country like China or any other major country,” he added.

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