US, China hold military talks in Hawaii

U.S. military officials met their Chinese counterparts earlier this week for a series of meetings in Hawaii focused on how the two countries can operate safely, U.S. officials said on Friday.
U.S. President Joe Biden sought to manage tensions over the South China Sea in a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday.
The two leaders had agreed to resume direct military talks when they met in November.
In a statement, the U.S. military said officials from both countries “reviewed safety-related events over the last few years, and discussed sustaining maritime and aviation operational safety and professionalism.”
China’s defence ministry said in a separate statement published on Saturday that at the meetings the two sides conducted candid and constructive exchanges on the China-U.S. maritime and air security situation.
At the meetings, China also firmly opposed any attempt to endanger its sovereignty and security in the name of freedom of navigation and overflight, the ministry said.