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U.S. and Chinese defense officials meet for the first time in nearly two years about unsafe ship and aircraft incidents between their militaries.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The United States seeks to modernize the command structure of its decades-old security alliance with Japan to deal with a

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and China held maritime military talks this week in Hawaii, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said, as the countries revive efforts

The resurgence of senior military leader discussions includes the relaunch of routine engagements, including the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement meeting, which was this week in Hawaii, and the bilateral Defense Policy Coordination Talks, which were held earlier this year.

For the first time in nearly two years, U.S. and Chinese defense officials met this week to discuss unsafe and aggressive ship and aircraft incidents between the two militaries in the Pacific region, restarting a dialogue that Beijing abruptly ended in a dispute involving Taiwan. The meeting, which was Wednesday and Thursday in Hawaii, came as Washington and Beijing work to expand communications between the two world powers and ease escalating tensions. Military-to-military contact had stalled...

Adm. Koehler takes command of U.S. Pacific Fleet, as Adm. Paparo moves on to Indo-Pacific Command.

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and China held maritime military talks this week in Hawaii, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said, as the countries revive efforts to…

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and China held maritime military talks this week in Hawaii, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said, as the countries revive efforts to…