Reuters quoted a U.S. officials that the United States will send Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Defense to the Beijing Xiangshan Forum next week.
According to Reuters, Michael Chase has a higher level than the US military officer who participated in the Xiangshan Forum last year, which shows that the U.S. military hopes to increase regional disputes and increase in East Asia.China conducts more in -depth working levels.
The unnamed American official added that Jess's attendance was in line with historical practice.The United States sent the then assistant Minister of Defense Chad Sbragia in 2019. He is also the highest -level U.S. officials at the forum so far.
The United States sent the Deputy Minister of Defense's Office of China Affairs Senior Director Xanthi Carras last year to attend the Xiangshan Forum -this forum resumed offline meetings after three years.Essence
Earlier, Jessi met with Song Yanchao, deputy director of the International Military Cooperation Office of the Central Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee in January.According to the US online media "Politico", Chinese -US defense officials last talk in the Pentagon last time in January 2020.
The US Department of Defense spokesman Menas issued a statement saying that the two sides discussed the US -China defense relationship, and the importance of maintaining the communication channels between the US and China military was unblocked in order to prevent competition from evolved into conflict conflicts.Essence
This year's Xiangshan Forum will be held in Beijing from September 12th to 14th.China CCTV's new media "Yuyuan Tan Tian" on Wednesday (September 4) passed the official Weibo post that it was learned from the Xiangshan Forum Media Ventures that the US Department of Defense will lead the group to participate in the Xiangshan Forum.In addition, Russia, Ukraine, and Israel will also send experts and scholars to participate in related activities.
According to the China Military Network, as of Tuesday (September 3), more than 500 representatives of more than 90 countries and international organizations, and more than 200 Chinese and foreign experts and scholars confirmed to attend the forum.There are more than 30 official delegations including the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the Army.