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China-US to revive military channels but more steps deemed essential for trust (www.scmp.com)

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Beijing and Washington may be set to revive dormant military communication channels but it is just a first step and the two sides are still some way from genuine trust, an observer has cautioned. The assessment followed US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement on social media on Sunday that the two countries had “agreed that we should set up military-to-military channels to deconflict and deescalate any problems that arise”. Hegseth met his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun on the sidelines...

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

So... Chinese intelligence agents thought it might pay off to enable a communication channel associated with Pete "once allegedly drunk texted the wrong thread with national secrets" Hegseth?

Yeah. I can see how that makes sense, just in case.