US General Mark Miley, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Armed Forces, held talks with the Chinese Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of China, General Li Chuoseng, the Pentagon said.
"General Miley discussed the need to responsibly manage competition and maintain open lines of communication," a spokesman said."
"General Miley stressed the importance of engaging the People's Liberation Army in a meaningful dialogue to improve crisis communications and mitigate strategic risks. The telephone conversation also included a productive discussion on a number of regional and international security issues," the statement said.
Anthony Blinken and Wang Yi meet on the sidelines of the G20 in Indonesia
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will hold talks this week with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Bali, the State Department said.
The two officials, who last saw each other in October, will meet against a backdrop of bilateral tensions over a range of issues, including Taiwan.
"I think during the talks, we will be able to discuss (the installation of) a guardrail, so to speak, around our relationship so that our antagonism does not devolve into errors of judgment or confrontation," Daniel Kritenbrink, who is in charge of the Asia-Pacific region at the State Department, told reporters.
The meeting comes as U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, who has not traveled abroad since the pandemic broke out.
"China is becoming more assertive and aggressive," says US Defense Secretary
The United States will do its part to manage tensions with China and prevent a conflict even as Beijing becomes more aggressive in the Asian region, including Taiwan, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had said.
Relations between China and the US had deteriorated in recent months as the world's two largest economies have been at loggerheads over a range of issues: from Taiwan and human rights in China to military activity in the South China Sea.
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