Asia holds its breath ahead of Xi, Biden meeting

"There is no military-to-military dialogue at the moment. The communication channels in place are not being employed. So it can only get better," Dr Graham said. "President Biden needs to demonstrate to US allies and partners in the region that there is more of a plan than a continued freeze of China. The region wants to see a US defence and security strategy that goes beyond containing China." Different approaches Much would depend on whether the leaders could find a common approach given they had different views on what guardrails should be in place, said Collin Koh, a research fellow…