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The Chinese Ministry of National Defense said the Chinese and US militaries are continuing to maintain communication at all levels and held the fourth crisis communication and prevention working group meeting in Washington. The outside world is also paying attention to the possible visit of the US Defense Secretary and Pacific Commander to China, but the travel itinerary has not yet been determined.
AmericaDepartment of Defense tallJesus (Pete Hegseth) and Commander of the US Pacific Command Samuel Paparo are likely to visit China soon. Chen Xi, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, said today that China attaches great importance to the strategic communication between the Chinese and US militaries, and the defense departments of the two countries maintain communication and coordination on exchanges and dialogue at all levels.
On the afternoon of the 13th, China’s Ministry of National Defense issued a response to recent military-related news on its official website. According to the release, some media asked that the US Department of Defense announced that the US and Chinese militaries held a “crisis communication and prevention working group meeting” in Washington. There have been several talks between the Chinese and US militaries recently, and there is news that the US Secretary of Defense and the Commander of the Pacific Command may visit the mainland in the near future. Please give us information about exchanges between the Chinese and US militaries.
Chen Xi said that from November 2 to 3, the Chinese and US militaries held the fourth “crisis communication and prevention working group meeting” in Washington. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on implementing the consensus reached by the two Heads of State, strengthening communication and exchanges, and avoiding misunderstandings and wrong decisions. Maintaining the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-US cooperation. Military relations are in the common interest of both sides and are also the common expectation of the international community.
Chen Xi pointed out, “China attaches great importance to the strategic communication between the Chinese and US militaries, and the defense departments of the two countries maintain communication and coordination on exchanges and dialogue at all levels.” We hope that the United States will work with China to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen communication and dialogue, properly manage differences, and add positive factors to building constructive strategic and stable relations between China and the United States.
Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported on the 7th that Stephen Orlins, Chairman of the National Council on US-China Relations (NCUSCR), participated in the “Ocean Cooperation and Governance Forum” held in Sanya, Hainan, China, via video on the 6th, and revealed that Jesus and Paparo may visit China soon, which is of great significance for the normalization of military exchanges between Beijing and Washington. However, after the Republican Party lost the US midterm elections, Jesus faced pressure to resign or even be impeached. It is not yet known whether travel plans will be affected or not.
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The Chinese Ministry of National Defense said it attaches great importance to strategic communications between the Chinese and US militaries. The Defense Departments are maintaining communication and coordination on exchanges and dialogue at all levels, and hope that both sides will implement the consensus reached by the heads of state, strengthen dialogue and properly manage differences.
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The two sides held the fourth crisis communication and prevention working group meeting in Washington from November 2 to 3, and exchanged in-depth views on issues such as implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthening communication and exchanges, and avoiding misunderstandings and wrong decisions.
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South China Morning Post quoted people as saying that US Defense Secretary Jesus and Pacific Commander Paparo may visit China soon. However, Jose is under pressure to resign or even be impeached, so there are still uncertainties whether the relevant travel plans will go through.
