U.S. and China talk more as tensions simmer in the Indo-Pacific Region

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00:00U.S. and China's diplomats, military officials face off, even as DFA officials engage their

00:05counterparts in Beijing on the growing discord and impasse in the South China Sea.

00:10VOA's Elizabeth Chernaff narrates this report gathered by State Department Bureau Chief

00:14Nike Cheng on shaken relations growing between Washington, D.C. and Beijing over Chinese

00:19misconduct in the Indo-Chinese region.

00:25In Taiwan, live-fire missile drills like this one are one way the island counters Chinese

00:31forces' frequent incursions into its airspace and waters.

00:36And to keep tensions in check, be they between Beijing and Taiwan or Beijing and Manila in

00:41the South China Sea, the U.S. and China are talking more.

00:45Both hot spots are clearly a concern, something U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored

00:52this week during the U.S.-U.K. Strategic Dialogues.

00:56We also discussed joint efforts to ensure peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait

01:01and freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea.

01:06For both of us, maintaining peace and stability, preserving the status quo is essential, and

01:11it's essential not just to us, it's again essential to countries all around the world.

01:16In Washington, Congress is considering more than two dozen bills targeting China ahead

01:22of the U.S. presidential election in November.

01:25One recently passed by the House seeks to deter a potential Chinese invasion or blockade

01:30of Taiwan by imposing economic consequences on China's top leadership.

01:36Our problem lies with the Chinese government, not the people of China.

01:41The Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act recognizes this.

01:45By promoting to publish the corrupt assets of PRC's top leadership, the bill would force

01:52CCP officials to face the isle of their own people.

01:56In Beijing, Chinese officials have slammed the U.S. House of Representatives for pushing

02:02hawkish China-related bills this week, pledging to respond with strong countermeasures if

02:07they are passed into law.

02:09Despite these tensions, both nations are working to stabilize the situation.

02:14Analysts say maintaining open channels of military communication is crucial to avoid

02:20misjudgments.

02:21To have these conversations takes the guesswork out of analysis of why the Chinese are doing

02:27what they're doing and what we can expect or anticipate in terms of future behavior.

02:32And that shrinks space for miscalculation or misunderstanding about the intentions of

02:36each side's actions.

02:37In his visit to China late last month, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan

02:43confirmed that U.S. President Joe Biden will speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the

02:48coming weeks.

02:50For Nike Qing in Washington, Elizabeth Cherneff, VOA News.

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