Beijing says US, China to pursue military crisis-communication pact
China and the United States have agreed to pursue a new military crisis-communication pact following the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, according to Beijing, potentially giving commanders another mechanism for managing dangerous encounters across the Indo-Pacific. China’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the two militaries had agreed to conclude a memorandum of understanding on…
Beijing has announced that China and the United States have agreed to pursue a new military crisis-communication pact following the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. According to China's Foreign Ministry, the two militaries have agreed to conclude a memorandum of understanding on "crisis communication and prevention" as soon as possible.
However, the Chinese announcement did not provide further details on whether the proposed memorandum would create a new hotline, establish procedures for using existing connections, or define which incidents would trigger crisis consultations. The announcement comes as a concrete answer to a question that US military officials were considering before the summit, and it reflects the concern of those managing the day-to-day military risks in the US-China relationship.
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