U.S. seeks to resume military talks with China - White House
White House National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby (Photo: GettyImages)
The United States is seeking to resume military negotiations with China to reduce tensions between the two countries. This was agreed upon during a meeting in November by U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to Reuters.
White House National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby said that the United States wants to jumpstart military talks with Beijing to "reduce miscalculations and misunderstandings."
Kirby said that the talks have not yet resumed because China has not found a replacement for former Defense Minister General Li Shangfei, who was fired in October.
"It's my understanding that they haven't been restored and part of that could be because they don't have a minister of defense," said Kirby. "We certainly urge them to designate somebody soon and we're eager to get those [communications] going."
Biden and Xi Jinping's talks
On November 15, Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited San Francisco. There, he held talks with U.S. President Joe Biden.
At a press conference, Biden said after his talks with the Chinese leader that he had exchanged "views on regional and global issues," including Russia's refusal to end its war against Ukraine and the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
The leaders also discussed cooperation between the two countries, including in the military sphere. For more details, please see RBC-Ukraine's article.
