BANGKOK (AP) — Military leaders from the U.S. and China met in Beijing for routine talks that only resumed in January after being suspended for two years as ties between the two countries soured.

The Chinese drills will include "routine ... talks on ways to avoid conflict in the South China Sea. In March, Blinken had assured the Philippines its defence partnership with the United States ...

U.S. and Chinese defense officials met this week for the first time in nearly two years to talk about unsafe ... and professionalism between China and the United States. “We've observed a ...