BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe on Thursday discussed ways to avoid unintended military encounters as both sides step up military activity in the South China Sea amid heightened tensions over trade.
International relations
US and China defense chiefs seek to head off inadvertent clashes
Near-collision in South China Sea brings two sides to the table
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The U.S. has flown B-52 strategic bombers, like the one pictured at right, over the South China Sea this month and last month.
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