US Says China Curbs ‘Dangerous’ Military Acts After Xi Met Biden
- Admiral says air and marine intercepts stopped after meeting
- Tensions remain over Beijing’s approach to South China Sea
A Chinese J-11 jet close to a US Air Force B-52 bomber over the South China Sea in October.
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A top US defense official said China has stopped “dangerous” military actions in the air and at sea in the weeks since President Xi Jinping met with his US counterpart Joe Biden, suggesting tensions are easing.
“We’ve also been worried about close intercepts and dangerous acts in the air and in the maritime environment. I will tell you that I’ve had none of those since the meeting,” Admiral John Aquilino, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, told reporters in Tokyo on Monday. “If that trend continues, that would be incredibly beneficial.”