US–China Military Communications Still in Limbo: White House

Published on December 8, 2023

Communist China has not yet resumed military-to-military communications with the United States, despite agreeing to do so last month. Resuming military-to-military communications at every level was a key feature of President Joe Biden’s high-profile summit with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping last month. “We’re back to direct, open, clear, direct communication on a direct basis,” President Biden said at the time. However, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby has said that that is not yet the case. “I know Secretary [of Defense Lloyd] Austin hasn’t had a restoration of military-to-military comms and we’re very eager to get those going at the senior level and down to the theater commander level,” Mr. Kirby told reporters on Dec. 8....

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