Restoration of High-Level Military Communication Between the US and China After 16 Months

The United States and China have restored their high-level military communication channel after one year and four months.

According to the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff on the 21st (local time), General Charles Brown, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Liu Zhenli, Chief of Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Staff Department, held a video conference on the same day to discuss global and regional security issues.

This marks the highest-level communication between U.S. and Chinese military officials in about one year and four months since China severed military communication channels in protest of then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in August last year. Previously, U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to restore military communication channels during their summit last month.

During the meeting, Chairman Brown discussed the importance of both sides working together to responsibly manage competition, avoid miscalculations, and maintain open direct communication channels, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff explained. Brown also emphasized the importance of the Chinese People's Liberation Army engaging in substantive dialogue to reduce misunderstandings between the two sides.

Chairman Brown reaffirmed the importance of holding U.S.-China Defense Policy Coordination Talks, convening the Maritime Military Security Consultative Agreement (MMCA) meetings, and establishing communication lines between the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the commanders of the Eastern and Southern Theater Commands of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Joint Chiefs of Staff reported. The Joint Chiefs of Staff added, "Chairman Brown regularly communicates with defense leaders worldwide and remains open to constructive dialogue with China."

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