Top US, Chinese naval officers hold video talks

[WorldNews]

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The chief of US naval operations spoke with his Chinese counterpart via video on Thursday, two days after a US destroyer sailed close to artificial islands built by Beijing in the South China Sea. The call between Admiral John Richardson and Admiral Wu Shengli, who commands the Chinese navy, lasted about an hour. A US defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Chinese had expressed no desire to cancel scheduled visits by Chinese ships to a Florida port next week, and that an upcoming visit to China by Admiral Harry Harris, the commander of the US Pacific Command, would still take place.

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