US and China making efforts to reset relations but military proximity could spell danger

A Destroyer on patrol in the Taiwan Strait, between the island and the mainland of China. Photograph: US navy/New York Times US president Joe Biden has said on several occasions he considers the United States to be in competition but not in conflict with China. But it seems clear that relations between Washington and Beijing have been deteriorating. And this week the White House warned that if things continued on the current path with what it sees as overly aggressive actions on the part of the Chinese military, "it won't be long until someone gets hurt". A reset of relations…