WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met in
Beijing today with Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe.
In a statement summarizing the meeting, chief Pentagon
spokesperson Dana W. White said Mattis and Wei openly and candidly discussed a
broad range of issues important to the U.S.-China relationship.
Defense Relationship
Mattis reaffirmed the agreement between President Donald J.
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping for a defense relationship that plays a
stabilizing role in the overall bilateral U.S.- China relationship, White said.
“He also emphasized that the U.S. and China bear
responsibility for military-to-military relationship that serves the interests
of both countries and the security of the Indo-Pacific region,” she added.
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