China has acknowledged the importance of recently restored military communications with the United States amid escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. However, Beijing has accused Washington of provoking misunderstandings through its support for Taiwan and the Philippines, according to China’s Defense Minister, Dong Jun. “We will not allow anyone to bring geopolitical conflicts or any war, whether hot or cold, into our region,” he said at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore. Dong also accused the Philippines of deliberately provoking China, encouraged by external forces. “China h…