The U.S. and Chinese militaries held talks on air and maritime operational safety for the first time since 2021, the Pentagon said Friday, as Washington and Beijing continue efforts to ease tensions and keep their rivalry under control.The two-day meeting through Thursday took place in Hawaii, based on an agreement reached between President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in mid-November near San Francisco to reopen direct military-to-military talks at several levels, according to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.The talks of the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement working gr…READ FULL ARTICLE