Question: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Joe Biden in San Francisco on November 15, local time. The two heads of state agreed to resume high-level communication between the two militaries, the China-US Defense Policy Coordination Talks, and the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement meetings, and to conduct telephone conversations between the theater commands of the two militaries on the basis of equality and respect. Could you brief us on the progress of military communication between the two sides since the meeting between the two heads of state?
Wu Qian: President Xi Jinping had a successful meeting with US President Joe Biden recently. In the spirit of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, the two sides discussed dialogue and cooperation in various areas and reached more than 20 deliverables in such area as political affairs and foreign policy, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, global governance, and military and security. This meeting pointed the way and drew a blueprint for the sound, steady and sustained growth of China-US relations.
According to the consensus reached between the two heads of state, the two countries will resume, on the basis of equality and respect, high-level military-to-military communication, the China-US Defense Policy Coordination Talks, and the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement meetings, and conduct telephone conversations between theatre commanders. The defense authorities of the two countries are in communication and coordination with each other in this regard. We will release relevant information in due course.
China values the mil-to-mil relationship with the US. The Chinese military stands ready to work with its US counterpart to implement the consensuses reached by the two heads of state, carry out exchanges and cooperation in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, and promote a sound and steady China-US mil-to-mil relationship.
