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The United States pressed China on two fronts this weekend, warning both of the near-term risks of military mishaps and of the looming dangers of a nuclear arms rivalry, prompting a vehement accusation from a Chinese general that the U.S. was stoking confrontation.
Speeches by two top officials illustrated the depth of concern over the rift between the nations. China called it provocation.
China has pushed to set the terms of its re-engagement with the Biden administration, rebuffing a request for a defense meeting while urging Washington to drop sanctions.
Also, a trial stains Australia’s top soldier.
Xie Yang takes up his post with scant sign of a return to the ‘guardrails’ envisaged under President Joe Biden.