US, China hold military talks in Hawaii

FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Most U.S. businesses surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in China expressed pessimism about the investment climate there going forward.

U.S. and Chinese defense officials met this week for the first time in nearly two years to talk about unsafe and aggressive incidents between the two militaries’ ships and aircraft in the Pacific region.