{"id":74099,"date":"2023-10-26T18:02:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/26\/china-and-the-us-appear-to-restart-military-talks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:49:31","slug":"china-and-the-us-appear-to-restart-military-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/10\/26\/china-and-the-us-appear-to-restart-military-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"China and the US appear to restart military talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIJING \u2014 China and the United States appear to be restarting dialogue between their militaries, despite continuing disputes over Beijing\u2019s claims to Taiwan and the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. confirmed on Thursday that it plans to send Cynthia Carras, principal director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, to represent the U.S. Defense Department at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The international gathering hosted by the Chinese Defense Ministry aims to discuss security cooperation and raise China\u2019s status as a global power and rival to the U.S. and its Asian allies, including Japan and South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China froze military exchanges after then-Speaker of the House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/08\/02\/us-house-speaker-pelosi-arrives-in-taiwan-defying-beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nancy Pelosi last August visited<\/a> self-governing Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In one of the most notable incidents, Chinese defense officials refused to answer a call in February from U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/02\/04\/us-downs-chinese-balloon-a-flashpoint-in-us-china-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\">shooting-down<\/a> of a suspected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/02\/22\/heres-your-first-look-at-that-chinese-spy-balloon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese spy balloon<\/a> that had flown across North America, sparking a major diplomatic crisis between the sides that have already seen ties plummet to a historical low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, the Pentagon said it \u201cwelcomes the opportunity to engage with (People\u2019s Liberation Army) representatives at the Xiangshan Forum on ensuring open and reliable lines of communication, ensuring crisis communications channels, reducing strategic and operational risk, and avoiding misperceptions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier on Thursday, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Col. Wu Qian told reporters that \u201cChina attaches great importance to the development of military-to-military relations between China and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual Xiangshan Forum is scheduled for Oct. 29-31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we see it, the ranks of the personnel taking part in the exchanges are not the most important. What is more important are the contents of the exchanges,\u201d Wu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments came as China\u2019s top diplomat Wang Yi departed for Washington to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. That follows a series of high-level visits from the United States to China in recent months. 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