China and the United States have held work meetings in the Ministry of National Defense.China officially introduced that the two sides exchanged in -depth exchanges on the relationship between the Sino -US military relations, the exchanges of the two armies in the next stage, and the issues that commonly cared about.
The official website of the Ministry of Defense of China announced that the 18th China -US Ministry of Defense's work meeting was held in Beijing from September 14th to 15th.The leaders of the International Military Cooperation Office of the Central Military Commission and Michael Chase, the assistant Minister of Defense of the United States Department of Defense, co -hosted the meeting.
According to Voice of the United States, the US Department of Defense Sunday (September 15) was introduced on Sunday (September 15) that Chen Simao, who participated in the Beijing Xiangshan Forum on behalf of the United States, co -hosted this round of meeting with officials at the International Military Cooperation Office of the Central Military Commission.
A senior official of the US Department of Defense said at a media briefing on Sunday: "This round of talks is an opportunity. Let's express frank opinions on the relationship between the relationship between the two countries and the concern." The official said that during the talks, the US Department of Defense emphasized the importance of maintaining the smooth communication between the two armies in order to prevent competition from evolving into conflict and reducing the risk of poor communication and misunderstanding.
The official also said that since November 2023, the Pentagon has been committed to steadily reconstruction of military communication channels with China.
Chen Simao held a meeting with the Ministry of Defense in January this year with Song Yanchao, deputy director of the International Military Cooperation Office of the Central Military Commission in the Pentagon of the United States.
The U.S. Department of Defense also announced on Sunday that Wu Yaman, commander of the Southern theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, will attend a defense meeting held in Hawaii next week in the U.S. Indo -Pacific Command.
Wu Yenan last Tuesday (September 10) and Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo -Pacific Commander Paparo.This is the first war zone leader's call for the two years of the Chinese and American armies for more than two years.After visiting Perosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives in August 2022, Beijing cut off the communication channels of the Chinese and American military, including the theater level commander.