Beijing and Washington have the responsibility and shared interests to maintain stability and peace in the Asia-Pacific region, a high-ranking Chinese military officer said on Monday.
“China and the United States should enhance coordination and cooperation to appropriately handle hot issues and deal with potential crises in the region,” Fang Fenghui, chief of General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army, said at a news conference after meeting Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff in Beijing.
Dempsey arrived in the city on Sunday afternoon for a five-day visit.
He told reporters that stability and prosperity in the region benefit all.
“Stable, reliable and continuous military-to-military relations are the central part of our overall relationship between the United States and China,” he said.
It was the first high-level meeting between the two militaries since US President Barack Obama began his second term and China completed its leadership transition.
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