Japanese media reports, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Li LiShangfu had a bilateral meeting with the Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Hamada one Saturday (June 3) in Shangri -La, Singapore.The two confirmed that they would make good use of the defense hotline of the two countries opened in May and maintain communication.
According to the Chinese official media CCTV News, the Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Defense Li Shangfu, who attended the Shangri -La dialogue, held talks with the Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yinyi on Saturday afternoon.This is a face -to -face talks again since June last year.
According to the Kyodo News Agency, the Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Hamada held a talks with Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Defense Li Shangfu on Saturday.This is the first meeting of the Minister of Defense of Japan and the Central Defense since June last year.
The two confirmed that they would properly use the hotline (direct phone line) between cadres enabled in May and the cadres of the Japanese and Central Defense Department, and maintain communication.As the core of the Japanese Self -Defense Force and the Chinese Army in the East China Sea and other places, the core of the sea and air contact mechanism that unexpected conflicts such as occasional conflicts, the two countries play an important role in establishing mutual trust in the establishment of mutual trust.
According to the official website of the Ministry of National Defense, Li Shangfu and Hamada Jing first used the China -Japan Defense Department's Haikong Liaison Mechanism to call directly on the afternoon of May 16th.Opinion.The completion and opening of the phone directly is a practical measure to implement the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries. It will effectively enrich the communication channels of the defense departments of the two countries, strengthen the ability of the sea and air crisis in both parties, and help further maintain regional peace and stability.
The Kyodo News Agency reported that Hamada Yichi said that he also expressed serious concerns about China and Russia repeatedly carrying out joint military operations around Japan, and emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.Li Shangfu said that he was willing to work hard for the steady development of the defense relationship between the two countries, and emphasized that the issue of Taiwan is completely China's internal affairs. I hope that the Japanese will not intervene.
Hamada Jingyi said that he also urged China to play a responsible role on the Russian and Ukraine conflict.
CCTV News reported that Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Defense Li Shangfu also held a bilateral meeting with South Korean Defense Minister Li Zhongzheng during the Shangri -La dialogue in Singapore.