both Seoul and Washington agree on the need to maintain the status quo and contain any provocations from the North.

Blinkens visit to the country was aimed at relieving tensions and finding areas of agreement between the two countries.In an interview with Blinkenin the Chinese capital

make sure that we dont inadvertently have a conflict because of miscommunication.and in the interest of the world.Blinkens trip to China was the first of a secretary of state since 2018.

The secretary told reporters that both sides agree on the need to stabilize our relationship but deep divisions still remain on a number of issues.The secretary said he made it very clear to his Chinese counterparts that military-to-military communication is also in their interest.

with the secretary saying the effort is still a work in progress.

We dont have an agreement on that yet.An undated photo shows the tourist submersible OceanGate Titan as it began a descent at sea.

A pipe-laying vessel arrived in the search area Tuesday and sent a remotely operated vehicle into the water to look for the sub at its last-known position.He said naval experts are being used to help classify or provide better information about the source of the noise.

Those operations havent turned up any findings yet but the underwater operations are continuing.The submersible had less than 40 hours of breathable air left as of Tuesdayafternoon.