DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2014 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
met in the Pentagon today with People's Republic of China State Councilor Yang
Jiechi, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby reported.
In a statement summarizing the meeting, Kirby said the two
leaders discussed the importance of maintaining the positive momentum that has
developed in the military-to-military relationship between the United States
and China.
“They also reaffirmed their shared interest in strengthening
cooperation on regional and global challenges,” he added, “and noted the
potential for greater cooperation in several areas, to include providing
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief when crises arise, and containing
the spread of Ebola in West Africa.”
Hagel and Yang both highlighted the importance of President
Barack Obama's trip to Beijing in November and expressed a shared desire that
the trip be a success, Kirby said.
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