U.S., China Set Up Presidential Hotline -- UPI
WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. and Chinese governments agreed to set up a hotline to facilitate communications at the presidential level, the State Department said Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hosted Chinese delegates in Washington this week for the fifth annual strategic and economic dialogue. Talks in Washington were billed as a follow up to June meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama.
Both sides expressed a common concern over the North Korean nuclear threat. Tensions lingered over rival cyberespionage claims, though both sides this week were engaged in cybersecurity talks through a bilateral working group.
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My Comment: This is long overdue. Not surprising .... China and its neighbors are also setting up hotlines over their island disputes.
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