He said the most dangerous thing is not to communicate, resulting in misunderstanding and miscommunication. Read more at straitstimes.com.
STOCKHOLM – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called on Beijing to agree to greater communicationThe US military said a Chinese fighter pilot flew aggressively last week near a US surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea, with Beijing blaming US “provocation” for the episode.when the two are in Singapore this week for the annual Shangri-La Dialogue.
“I think it only underscores why it is so important that we have regular, open lines of communication, including, by the way, between our defence ministers,” Mr Blinken said. “The most dangerous thing is not to communicate and, as a result, to have a misunderstanding and miscommunication,” he said. “And as we said repeatedly, while we have a real competition with China, we also want to make sure that doesn’t veer into conflict and the most important starting point for that are regular lines of communication.”
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