US and Chinese militaries are talking again — will it last?

The World

The US and Chinese militaries seldom see eye to eye, but at least they are talking again. A top Chinese military commander is in Hawaii today to meet the head of US Indo-Pacific Command. It’s the latest high-level sit-down between the two nuclear-armed superpowers — drawing down a period of nearly two years when China cut communication. Can more face time avert a dangerous conflict? The World’s Patrick Winn reports.

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