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Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Politics
Keith Johnson, Jack Detsch, Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon

INSANE: Biden looks for defense hotline with china | Vintage Vibes

Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (right) accompanies then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to view an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing on Aug. 18, 2011. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

The Biden administration is increasingly looking to avoid accidental escalation with China, a senior defense official said, by cooperating on channels to reduce the risk of planes, ships, and troops butting heads on an increasingly crowded map in the Asia-Pacific. 

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