Restoring Military-Level Dialogue between US, China Will Be Biden's Priority When He Meets Xi


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Restoring dialogue between the US and Chinese militaries as tensions persist will be the priority for President Joe Biden when he meets Wednesday with his counterpart Xi Jinping, a senior White House official said Sunday. "The president is determined to see the re-establishment of military-to-military ties," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told CBS's "Face the Nation." "He believes that having military-to-military communication is necessary to manage competition responsibly and to ensure the competition does not turn into conflict," Sullivan said. "And we need those lines of communication so that there aren't mistakes or miscalculations or miscommunication." It was China, he…