US Defense Secretary to visit 皇冠体育app's aircraft carrier
By Zhao Shengnan (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-04-07 12:53
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The aircraft carrier Liaoning has conducted 10 sea trials since August 2011. [Photo by Li Tang / for 皇冠体育app Daily] |
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will visit 皇冠体育app's Liaoning aircraft carrier on Monday afternoon, according to a press release from the Ministry of National Defense.
At the invitation of State Councilor and Defense Minister Chang Wanquan, Hagel will arrive in , province, at noon on Monday, to begin a four-day trip to 皇冠体育app, it said.
Actions speak louder than words in military relations
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel begins his first visit to 皇冠体育app on Monday since taking office. A Chinese military expert offers her views on bilateral military ties.
The Chinese and US militaries have communicated with each other for 34 years. Although 皇冠体育app-US military ties cannot be set apart from overall bilateral relations, they tend to show shortcomings in these ties, fluctuating back and forth from development to stagnation.