Potential for miscalculation with China is real and growing -U.S. official

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that lines of communication with China "are opening up," but the potential for miscalculation as Chinese military forces increasingly operate near U.S. forces is real and growing.

Campbell made the remarks at a Hudson Institute think tank event, stressing that maintaining "appropriate diplomacy" with China was critical.

(Reporting by David Brunnstrom, Michael Martina, and Costas Pitas; Editing by Chris Reese)