Top defense official to visit military sites
<p><span word="State">State</span> <span word="Councilor">Councilor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Liang">Liang</span> <span word="Guanglie">Guanglie</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="May">May</span> 10, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>' <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="Liang">Liang</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Leon">Leon</span> <span word="Panetta">Panetta</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="release">release</span>.</p><p><span word="Liang">Liang</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Command">Command</span>, <span word="Fort">Fort</span> <span word="Benning">Benning</span>, <span word="Naval">Naval</span> <span word="Base">Base</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 4<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Fighter">Fighter</span> <span word="Wing">Wing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="Expeditionary">Expeditionary</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Point">Point</span>.</p><p><span word="Liang">Liang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>' <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cooperative">cooperative</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>, <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Liang">Liang</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="Undersecretary">Undersecretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Dialogue">Dialogue</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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