“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,” Blinken said.
“The most dangerous thing is not to communicate and, as a result, to have a misunderstanding and miscommunication,” Blinken 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.”
Blinken cancelled a trip to Beijing in February after the United States said it spotted a surveillance balloon from China over the US mainland.
Source: CNA
