SHANGHAI, April 3 -- The 2025 annual working group meeting of the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) was held in Shanghai, China, from April 2 to 3. On the basis of equality and mutual respect, both sides had candid and constructive exchanges on the maritime and air security situation between China and the United States since the last working group meeting, reviewed the implementation of the US-China Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) On the Rules of Behavior for the Safety of Air and Maritime Encounters, and discussed measures to improve maritime military security issues between China and the United States.
The Chinese side pointed out that the safety of vessels and aircraft is closely related to national security. The reconnaissance, surveys and high-intensity training exercises in the air and at sea by the US military vessels and aircraft along China's coastline can easily lead to misunderstanding and miscalculation, endangering China's sovereignty and military security. In this regard, the Chinese military will continue to respond to all dangerous provocations in accordance with the law and regulations, and resolutely safeguard China's national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
