US and Chinese military officials have met in Hawaii for the first round of maritime safety talks in seven months under their long-running Maritime Military Consultative Agreement, set up in 1998 to manage risky encounters at sea and in the air.
00:00The U.S. and Chinese militaries have held maritime safety talks in Hawaii for the first time in seven months.
00:07Analysts say the talks are aimed at avoiding escalations at sea amid China's disputed territorial claims.
00:30The Hawaii meetings are part of the long-running U.S.-China Maritime Military Consultative Agreement set up in 1998 to manage risky encounters at sea and in the air.
00:45They also come just as Beijing blocks parts of the Bohai Sea off the coast of northeastern China for two weeks of live fire drills from November 23rd to December 7th.
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