US-Chinese military talks resume on safety in the air and at sea after a nearly 2-year break

FILE – The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. 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 Tuesday through Thursday in Hawaii, comes as Washington and Beijing work to expand communications between the two world powers and ease escalating tensions. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)…