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We're reassuming military-to-military contact, direct contacts.

As a lot of you press know, follow this, that's been cut off, and it's been worrisome.

That's how accidents happen, misunderstandings.

So we're back to direct, open, clear, direct communications.

That was US President Joe Biden speaking this week,

following a meeting with his Chinese counterpart,

Xi Jinping.

The implications of that meeting is the focus of this week's

viewroom.

Welcome back to the Viewsroom, a podcast from Reuters' Breaking Views,

where columnists from around the world talk about the big stories of the week.

I'm your host, Amy Donovan, coming to you from London.

A much-anticipated meeting between China's Xi Jinping and Joe Biden took place this week.

A lot with writing on it going well, China's economy is faltering, and tensions have been rising

between the world's two largest economies.

And here to talk me through the implications of the meeting from both sides are Unigalani, Breaking Views, Asia editor, as well as Lauren Silver Lachlan, our head of breaking

views in America.

So, Yuna, Lauren, you are very welcome.

Thank you so much for having me.

Great to be here.

So, Lauren, the meeting was in America. So I guess it's maybe best to start with you.

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