U.S., China Militaries Set Up Speed Dial to Avoid Inadvertent North Korea War
The Pentagon’s top military officer will make a rare visit on Wednesday to the Chinese armed-forces command that oversees the territory bordering North Korea, a move experts say suggests Beijing’s displeasure with Pyongyang.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford, the officer, also signed a deal with his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday to formalize and increase operational communication between the U.S. and Chinese militaries, officials from both sides said.
Gen. Dunford’s visit was planned well before North Korea threatened to attack Guam, but the two developments reflect mounting concern on both sides that the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs could lead to military miscalculations between the U.S. and China, analysts said....