Move comes after Trump-Xi summit yields progress on trade war and pledges to calm tensions.
The United States and China have agreed to set up military-to-military channels to “deconflict and deescalate any problems” following the “historic” meeting between the countries’ leaders, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, according to the US defence secretary.
In a statement on X on Saturday, Pete Hegseth said he and his Chinese counterpart, Minister of National Defence Dong Jun, made the decision following a phone call the night before.
There was no immediate comment from Beijing.
Hegseth said the pair, who also met in Malaysia following the Trump-Xi summit in South Korea, “agree that pe
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