Bilingual poster丨The video call between the Chinese and US defense ministers is of positive significance for maintaining the overall stability of the relationship between the two militaries

Ministry of Defense: The video call between the Chinese and US defense ministers is of positive significance for maintaining the overall stability of relations between the two militaries

Ministry of National Defense: the video call between Chinese Defense Minister and US Secretary of Defense bears positive significance in maintaining the overall stability of military-to-military relationship

On the afternoon of 25 April, the Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference, at which Senior Colonel Wu Qian, director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, answered reporters' questions.

Reporter: According to reports, Defense Minister Dong Jun recently had a video call with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Please provide further information. What is China's expectation for the next step in the development of China-US military relations?

Question: It is reported that Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun had a video call with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin recently. Please tell us more details. What expectations does the Chinese side have for the development of China-US military-to-military relationship in the future?

Wu Qian: On the evening of April 16, Defense Minister Dong Jun and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a video call, during which the two sides had a frank and in-depth exchange of views on China-US and military relations, the Taiwan issue, the South China Sea issue and other international and regional hotspot issues of common concern, and achieved positive and pragmatic results. The phone call was an important measure in the military field to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, and was of positive significance for maintaining the overall stability of relations between the two militaries.

Wu Qian: Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun had a video call with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the evening of April 16. The two sides had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-US state-to-state and military-to-military relations, the Taiwan question, the South China Sea issue and other international hotspot issues of common interest, and achieved positive and practical outcomes. This call is an important step by the two militaries in implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state and bears positive significance in maintaining the overall stability of bilateral military ties.

Since the end of last year, the two militaries have smoothly held a series of exchange and cooperation activities, which have played a positive role in promoting the stability and improvement of relations between the two militaries. It is hoped that the US and China will work in the same direction, regard peace as the priority, stability and trust-based as the basic principles of the exchanges between the two militaries, and build a military-to-military relationship that is free from conflict and non-confrontation, open and pragmatic cooperation, and gradually accumulate mutual trust on the basis of equality and respect, so as to truly serve as a stable cornerstone for the development of bilateral relations.

Since the end of last year, the two militaries have conducted a series of exchanges and cooperation, which plays a positive role in stabilizing and improving the relationship. We hope the US side will work with us in the same direction, value peace, stability and trust as the basic principles of exchanges, and, on the basis of equality and respect, build a military-to-military relationship featuring no conflict, no confrontation, open and pragmatic cooperation and gradual accumulation of mutual trust, so as to truly serve as a stabilizer of bilateral relations.

Produced by China Military Network WeChat (zgjw_81).

Author: Chen Lei, Wu Mingqi

Editor: Wu Mingqi Li Yujie