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China, US military commanders meet in Canada, ending 2-year communication gap

Military commanders from China and the United States met in Canada, ending a two-year hiatus in high-level communication. The meeting, co-hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces and US Pacific Command, aimed to maintain open dialogue between the two nations' armed forces. This engagement follows a broader agreement between the Chinese and US presidents to restart military communications. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Albee Zhang ·

    China, US military commanders snap 2-year break with talks in Canada

    China and the US have ended a two-year break in command-level contact with a meeting in Canada between the top PLA officer overseeing the Taiwan Strait and his US Pacific counterpart. Chinese General Yang Zhibin, commander of the Eastern Theatre Command, and US Admiral Samuel Pap…