Military to strengthen ties with US
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Liang">Liang</span> <span word="Guanglie">Guanglie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Xiaotian">Xiaotian</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Commander">Commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Locklear">Locklear</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="Rim">Rim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span>, <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 7 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> 22 <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="observe">observe</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>, <span word="Liang">Liang</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mutually">mutually</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="militaries">militaries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deepen">deepen</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p>
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