US diplomatic communications with China remain open after the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon this month, but contact between the countries’ militaries “unfortunately” remains shut down, the White House said. | Reuters
“Unfortunately, the military lines aren’t open, and that’s really what we would like to see amended,” he said.
In answer to a question, Kirby said Washington had not formally requested a call with Xi, but added: “That does mean it’s not going to happen, that the president … doesn’t want to talk to President Xi. He will.” Kirby’s comment came as U.S. officials have been looking at the possibility of a meeting between Blinken and China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference that began on Friday.US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is also in Munich for the conference, defended the administration’s handling of the balloon incident and the shooting down of three other unidentified objects.
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