U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made this statement on X (formerly Twitter).Hegseth said he spoke with Chinese Minister of National Defense Admiral Dong Jun.“Admiral Dong and I also agreed that we should set up military-to-military channels to deconflict and deescalate any problems that arise,” Hegseth said.Both countries agreed that “peace, stability, and good relations are the best path,” he added.Representatives of both nations will hold further talks to discuss the details of setting up the communication channels, Hegseth noted.On November 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said that his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in late October would bring “eternal peace.”