{"id":63803,"date":"2023-03-16T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/16\/us-chinese-commands-in-pacific-arent-talking-says-indo-pacific-boss\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:47:18","slug":"us-chinese-commands-in-pacific-arent-talking-says-indo-pacific-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2023\/03\/16\/us-chinese-commands-in-pacific-arent-talking-says-indo-pacific-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Chinese commands in Pacific aren\u2019t talking, says Indo-Pacific boss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MELBOURNE, Australia \u2014 The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says he has not had contact with his Chinese counterparts, despite a previous agreement between the U.S. defense secretary and the Chinese defense minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking in Singapore on Thursday at an event hosted by the International Institute of Strategic Studies\u2019 Asia branch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/congress\/2021\/04\/21\/indo-pacific-commander-aquilino-confirmed-in-senate\/?contentQuery=%7B%22section%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22exclude%22%3A%22%2Fnews%2Fpentagon-congress%22%2C%22from%22%3A645%2C%22size%22%3A10%7D&#038;contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8\" target=\"_blank\">Adm. John Aquilino<\/a> said he has not received a response to a standing request to speak with the commanders of the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army\u2019s Eastern and Southern Theater commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, in November agreed that it\u2019s important for operational commanders to \u201chave a conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have not yet received a response for a year-and-a-half to accept my request for a conversation,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve not received a \u2018no.\u2019 I\u2019ve not received a \u2018wait, could we adjust?\u2019 I\u2019ve just received no answer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have continued to ask because I do think it is important. But it\u2019s concerning to me I don\u2019t have the ability to talk to someone, should there be a reason to talk,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps also expressed concerns about a lack of communication in the region following reports that an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/03\/14\/russian-jet-us-drone-crash-over-black-sea-us-military-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">American intelligence drone crashed after colliding with a Russian fighter over the Black Sea<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is probably my biggest worry, both there and in the Pacific, is an aggressive Russia or China pilot or vessel captain or something gets too close, doesn\u2019t realize where they are, causes a collision, and it\u2019s 2 in the morning and we\u2019re trying to unpack this as fast as we can. I really worry about that,\u201d Gen. David Berger said at the National Press Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven more challenging because right now on our side, on the [People\u2019s Republic of China], normally we would have communications with the [People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy], their military. It doesn\u2019t exist right now, they won\u2019t communicate with us. So the normal, sort of many channels that you have to quickly diffuse something \u2014 they\u2019re gone. They\u2019re not gone, but they\u2019re suspended right now,\u201d he added. \u201cSo I worry, I do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the lines of communications remain strong with other countries within and outside of the region, Aquilino explained, adding that he has the ability to quickly contact foreign counterparts and vice versa. He said he hopes to have the same option with China, \u201cbut today it doesn\u2019t exist, and it is not for the lack of trying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aquilino also touched on lessons both the U.S. and China could learn from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">ongoing conflict in Ukraine<\/a>, which Russia invaded more than a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo. 1: The ability to execute complex combined arms actions to achieve your objectives is difficult,\u201d he said. \u201cSynchronizing all those effects across all those domains, supporting it through logistics chains to deliver an effective fighting force that can sustain over time is hard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also stressed that conflict \u201ccosts blood,\u201d and that short wars \u201cdo not happen anymore, if it ever did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost of battle would also far exceed any projections, and the decision to enter one should not be taken lightly, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aquilino also rejected the assertion by China\u2019s new foreign minister that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/02\/06\/china-seizure-of-taiwan-not-imminent-says-key-dod-official\/\" target=\"_blank\">war was \u201cinevitable,\u201d<\/a> saying that it was important that regional countries, including China, know the U.S. is not pursuing conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qin Gang had warned at the closing of China\u2019s 20th National Congress in Beijing earlier this month that war with the U.S. is inevitable unless the latter \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/home\/2023\/02\/28\/the-time-is-now-to-prepare-for-china-conflict-army-leaders-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">changes course<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Defense News\u2019 Megan Eckstein and Marine Corps Times\u2019 Irene Loewenson contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI have not yet received a response for a year-and-a-half to accept my request for a conversation,\u201d according to Adm. 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