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Did Beijing and Washington agree on a crisis prevention deal, or not?
Disagreement over how to prevent conflicts could account for differences in how Chinese and US accounts have characterised discussion on the topic during last week’s summit, analysts said. Speaking at a White House arrival ceremony, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the two militaries should maintain regular dialogue and “improve mechanisms for crisis communication and prevention.” China’s foreign ministry said in a statement issued after the summit that the countries’ militaries had agreed “to...
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