Overview
- Senior U.S. and Chinese officials held talks in Beijing and agreed to keep lines of communication open to avoid conflict.
- The meeting followed several dangerous encounters between the militaries of both countries in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel to China in the coming weeks in a bid to ease tensions.
- China continues to claim sovereignty over Taiwan, while the U.S. opposes any unilateral changes to the status quo.
- There are concerns that the lack of dialogue between the U.S. and China could lead to miscalculation and escalation of tensions in the region.