INTRO: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken to China's defense minister in the first engagement the two have had in more than a year.
The return of military-to-military contact is the latest in a series of improved contacts between the US and China since the summit between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping last November followed, two weeks ago, by a phone call.
Laura Westbrook has more from Hong Kong.
The return of military-to-military contact is the latest in a series of improved contacts between the US and China since the summit between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping last November followed, two weeks ago, by a phone call.
Laura Westbrook has more from Hong Kong.