Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
WASHINGTON — The commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is expected to speak with his Chinese counterpart as early as Monday, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the planning, as the two superpowers try to rebuild military ties in an effort to avoid conflict. Adm. Samuel Paparo is expected to speak with Gen. Wu Yanan, the commander of China’s Southern Theater, which is responsible for Beijing’s vast claims over the South China Sea.
The United States and China have been at odds over a number of issues including the status of Taiwan, China’s stance on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and its growing aggression in the South China Sea, a strategically important waterway that Beijing claims virtually in its entirety. Relations reached their lowest point in decades in early 2023 when an alleged Chinese spy balloon appeared over the continental U.S. and was shot down by the U.S. military.
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