According to analysis of scholars, China and the United States used this to release an important positive signal that did not want to wipe the guns and fire, but believed that the United States curbed China's general direction.
Ren Qi report
The Sino -US military recently held a meeting of crisis communication working groups for the first time, and exchanges will be carried out next month to ease the tension between the two countries.
According to the analysis of scholars, China and the United States have released an important positive signal that they do not want to wipe the guns and fire, but they believe that the United States's general direction of the United States still remains unchanged.
The Ministry of National Defense of the two countries recently confirmed that the two sides held a video conference on Wednesday that the Crisis Communications Working Group was held on Wednesday.
According to the US Department of Defense, this is the first meeting of the working group. The two sides agreed to establish the importance of timely communication mechanism during the crisis and believe that it is necessary to maintain regular communication channels to prevent crisis and post -crisis evaluation.
The announcement also revealed that the meeting was hosted by the United States. The American delegation participating in the meeting included representatives from the Office of the Minister of Defense, joint chief of staff, and representatives of the United States India Command.The representatives of the Chinese delegation are from the International Military Cooperation Office of the Central Military Commission, the joint staff department of the Central Military Commission, and the Southern theater Command of the PLA.
Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, revealed at a press conference held on the 29th of this month that the Chinese and American armed forces had communicated twice between October 20th to 28th.
The first communication was held on October 20. The leadership of the senior officials of the US Department of Defense and the International Military Cooperation Office of the Central Military Commission exchanged opinions on the relationship between the relationship between the two armed forces and common concern.At that time, the two sides agreed to strengthen communication between the two armed forces, had differences in control, and conducted cooperation in the areas of common interests.
The second time was from October 28th to 29th, and the two sides held video conferences in crisis communication working group.
In addition, the two sides also agreed that in mid -November, a video conference was used to carry out the discussion and exchange of disaster reduction and exchanges between humanityist rescue and disaster reduction of soldiers in 2020.By the end of this year, the two sides will also hold projects such as maritime military security consultation video conferences.
Li Mingjiang, an associate professor of Rajele South International Relations of Nanyang University of Technology in Singapore, and Zhu Feng, dean of the Institute of International Relations of Nanjing University, evaluated, both pointed out to Lianhe Morning Post that China and the United States released signals that do not want to occur in military friction.
Zhu Feng pointed out that this meeting also focused on the long run, which is an important basic work that ensures that China and the United States currently conflicts in politics, diplomacy, and economic.
Li Mingjiang analyzed that although the military interaction between China and the United States had nearly stopped after Trump came to power, the Chinese and American military had always had a similar statement to avoid crisis and control the crisis.So this meeting was not a sudden or accidental event.
According to public information, the Sino -US military signed an agreement on the establishment of a mechanism for strengthening the maritime military safety consultation mechanism in 1998; in 2014, the two sides further signed the two enhanced military mutual trust codes and major military action reporting mechanisms.Memorandum of measures.
At present, the relationship between China and the United States in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea is tense.The U.S. government has just approved two military sales cases this month, including advanced weapons such as shore -defense guided missiles that can attack the mainland.As a counter -counter, China announced the three American companies and individuals participating in military sales, and warned that it would take legitimate and necessary measures to firmly defend national sovereignty and security interests.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo and the Minister of Defense Esper also visited India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, Vietnam and other five countries to promote these countries to fight against China together.
