US, China top military officials speak for first time in over a year

 US military officer General Charles Q. Brown held a virtual meeting with Chinese counterpart General Liu Zhenli, marking the first such meeting in over a year. The meeting followed an agreement between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping to resume military-to-military ties. The two militaries discussed global and regional security issues, with Brown highlighting the importance of communication between the two militaries to prevent miscalculations from spiraling into conflict. Liu emphasized the need for the US to have a "correct understanding of China" to develop a healthy, stable, and sustainable military-to-military relationship. US officials caution that forging functional dialogue between the two sides could take time.