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John Richardson, has maintained contact with his counterpart in the PLAN, though he has at times publicly drawn a harder line that his predecessor, openly discussing the need for the U.S. Navy to counter China\u2019s growing naval capabilities.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sino-U.S. relationship has been strained \u2014&nbsp;at times close to breaking over the past three years over what the U.S. views as China\u2019s increasingly assertive actions in the South China Sea, and the increasingly hard line taken by the U.S. in regard to China\u2019s expansive claims to maritime and economic rights there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chinese assistance will be welcomed by the U.S., but the cooperation will likely not change the overall trajectory of simmering issues between the two countries, said Bonnie Glaser, who runs the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll navies on the seas share common concerns and the safety of sailors is high up on that list,\u201d Glaser said \u201cBut I would not exaggerate the broader significance. 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