Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to resume high-level military communication, according to both countries.
China's Defense Ministry declined a call with its U.S. counterpart in early February after the discovery of an alleged Chinese spy balloon over U.S. airspace.
The balloon incident delayed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's highly anticipated trip to China by more than four months.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet with his Chinese counterpart when the Chinese defense chief is selected, a senior Biden administration official told reporters after the Biden-Xi summit.
A readout published by Chinese state media added the resumption of such military talks was "on the basis of equality and respect," according to a CNBC translation.
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