Mattis: US relations with China not worsening despite bumps

Military Times: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday that he doesn’t see the U.S. relationship with China worsening after a series of setbacks that officials said include canceling the Pentagon chief’s planned visit to Beijing this month.

Mattis said the U.S. has to learn how to manage its relationship with the communist nation.

"There's tension points in the relationship, but based on discussions coming out of New York last week and other things that we have coming up, we do not see it getting worse," Mattis told reporters traveling with him to Paris. "We'll sort this out."

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