China, U.S. Hold Talks on Maritime Security

What’s new: Chinese and U.S. officials held the first round of consultations on maritime affairs in Beijing last week, where both sides called for strengthened communications to “avoid misunderstanding and misjudgment,” the foreign ministry said.

The meeting was held on Friday and co-hosted by Hong Liang, director-general of the foreign ministry’s Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, and U.S. State Department China Coordinator Mark Lambert.