Did Beijing and Washington agree on a crisis prevention deal, or not?

Disagreement over how to prevent conflicts could explain why Chinese and US accounts characterised discussions at last week’s summit so differently, analysts said. Speaking at a White House arrival ceremony, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the two militaries should maintain regular dialogue and “improve mechanisms for crisis communication and prevention”. In a statement issued after the summit, China’s foreign ministry said the countries’ militaries had agreed “to conclude a memorandum of...