US President Joe Biden wants to reestablish military-to-military ties with China, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, days before the president and Chinese leaders were set to meet.
Biden will meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time in a year on Wednesday during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.
It will be the second face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Biden took office in January 2021.
The two leaders will meet for the first time in a year during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. AFP via Getty Images
“The president is determined to revisit the military-to-military relationship because he believes it is in the interest of US national security,” Sullivan said in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “We need that line of communication so that there are no mistakes or miscalculations or miscommunications.”
Sullivan said restored military ties could happen at every level from senior leadership to the tactical operational level, as well as “on the water and in the air in the Indo-Pacific.”
“The president is determined to revisit the military-to-military relationship because he believes it is in the interest of US national security,” Sullivan said in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “We need that line of communication so that there are no mistakes or miscalculations or miscommunications.”
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet outside the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022. AFP via Getty Images
Sullivan said a restored military relationship could happen at every level from senior leadership to the tactical operational level, as well as “on the water and in the air in the Indo-Pacific.”
Sullivan said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Biden would seek to “move the ball forward” on military ties during his meeting with Xi, but declined to provide further details.
“The Chinese have basically severed the communication link. President Biden wants to recreate that,” Sullivan said. “This is a top agenda item.”
The Biden-Xi meeting is expected to cover global issues from the Israel-Hamas war to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, North Korea’s relationship with Russia, Taiwan, the Indo-Pacific, human rights, fentanyl production, artificial intelligence, as well as “fair” trade and relations. economy, said a senior US official.
Relations between the two countries froze after Biden ordered the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States last February.
But top Biden administration officials have since visited Beijing and met with their counterparts to rebuild communication and trust.
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