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Global Geo-political Series: U.S. and China set up military dialogue mechanism after Dunford visit

During his visit to China, the United States’ Marine Corps General Joe Dunford, who is also the Joint Chief of Staff has signed a joint strategic dialogue mechanism agreement with his Chinese counterpart General Fang Fenghui. The agreement is aimed at improving communication between their militaries and reduce the chances of miscalculations. Dunford visited China to further military-to-military ties between the two Pacific powers.

The agreement is intended at crisis mitigation by setting up direct communication channels at the three-star levels in Pentagon and in China which would enable both sides to communicate to reduce the risk of miscalculation. The first meeting to set up the framework is set for November. These communications are especially crucial now, as the region and the world are facing the dangers of a nuclear-armed North Korea, officials said. According to official communications, this joint strategic dialogue mechanism grew out of diplomatic and security talks in Washington earlier this year, which again grew out of a Florida meeting between President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in April.

Speaking after the meeting, Dunford said, "To be honest, we have many difficult issues where we will not necessarily have the same perspectives……But from the meeting, we had in Washington, D.C., and the meeting we just had, I know we share one thing: we share a commitment to work through these difficulties. With the guidance from our presidents and the areas of our cooperation, I know we will make progress over the next few days." Dunford will be spending three days in China talking to top military officials and will also visit PLA training.

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