{"id":13326,"date":"2023-11-16T03:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T03:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/16\/were-reassuming-military-to-military-contacts-direct-contacts-with-china-biden-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T03:25:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T03:25:02","slug":"were-reassuming-military-to-military-contacts-direct-contacts-with-china-biden-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/16\/were-reassuming-military-to-military-contacts-direct-contacts-with-china-biden-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe\u2019re reassuming military-to-military contacts, direct contacts with China\u201d: Biden &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>San Francisco: US President Joe Biden has confirmed the re-establishment of direct military-to-military contacts with China. He emphasised the importance of maintaining open and clear channels of communication to avoid potential miscalculations that could lead to serious consequences in relations between the two major powers.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking at a news conference in California following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Biden said, \u201cPresident Xi Jinping and I tasked our teams to maintain a policy and law enforcement coordination going forward to make sure it works\u2026Secondly, and this is critically important, we\u2019re reassuming military-to-military contacts, direct contacts\u2026So, we are back to direct, open, clear, direct communications on a direct basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWe\u2019re reassuming military-to-military contacts, direct contacts with China\u201d: Biden<\/p>\n<p>Read <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ANI<\/a> Story | https:\/\/t.co\/RIECmRDwIu<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JoeBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JoeBiden<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XiJinping?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XiJinping<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#US<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W5Mtg6CeHN\">pic.twitter.com\/W5Mtg6CeHN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI Digital (@ani_digital) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ani_digital\/status\/1724984852041056315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden also highlighted the necessity of direct and transparent communication to prevent \u201cvital miscalculations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVital miscalculations on either side can cause real trouble with a country like China or any other major country. So I think we\u2019ve made real progress there as well,\u201d Biden said on Wednesday (local time).<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), followed efforts between the US and China to increase high-level communication amid continued tensions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s paramount that you and I understand each other clearly leader to leader, with no misconceptions or miscommunication,\u201d Biden said at the start of the summit.<\/p>\n<p>Xi arrived in the US on Tuesday (local time) and the meeting, occurring at an undisclosed estate, marked the first encounter between the two leaders in a year and Xi\u2019s first visit to the US in six years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor two large countries like China and the United States, turning their back on each other is not an option,\u201d Xi said in his opening remarks. \u201cPlanet Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden, in his opening remarks, said competition between the US and China could not tilt towards conflict and added that his past meetings with Xi had been \u201ccandid, straightforward and useful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs always, there is no substitute for face-to-face discussions. I\u2019ve always found our discussions straightforward and frank,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden added that the leaders had a responsibility to their populations to work together, including on issues of climate change, countering narcotics trafficking and approaching artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] San Francisco: US President Joe Biden has confirmed the re-establishment of direct military-to-military contacts with China. He emphasised the importance of maintaining open and clear channels of communication to avoid potential miscalculations that could lead to serious consequences in relations between the two major powers. 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