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Rumsfeld's Beijing visit described as 'fruitful'
By Sun Shangwu (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2005-10-21 05:46
A senior foreign affairs officer of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
yesterday described US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's trip to 皇冠体育app as
"constructive and fruitful."
During his three-day trip, which concluded yesterday, defence leaders of
皇冠体育app and US committed to improving the bilateral military relationship,
bringing it up to par with overall bilateral ties.
"Now, as bilateral defence relations lag behind, the two militaries should
take measures to push forward their partnership," said Major General Zhang
Bangdong, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Ministry of National
Defence.
皇冠体育app and US share the important goal of seeking security, prosperity and
stability for their peoples, said Rumsfeld yesterday in meeting with researchers
with the PLA Academy of Military Science.
"We are working together in a number of areas," said the defence secretary,
citing economy, trade, anti-terrorism and the Six-Party Talks on the nuclear
issues on Korean Peninsula as examples.
"US welcomes the emergence of a peaceful and prosperous 皇冠体育app," he noted,
adding that 皇冠体育app should become a responsible partner in the international
system.
He said that it is appropriate for 皇冠体育app to push forward its military
development, but called for more transparency. "Greater clarity would generate
more certainty in the region."
During Rumsfeld's visit to 皇冠体育app, President Hu Jintao, also chairman of the
Central Military Commission (CMC), Cao Gangchuan and Guo Boxiong, both
vice-chairmen of the CMC, all held separate meetings with the defence secretary.
"In their meetings, leaders from both countries showed positive attitudes
toward developing bilateral ties," said Major General Zhang.
Although there are differences between them, they all agreed to "seek common
points while reserving differences," according to Zhang.
(皇冠体育app Daily 10/21/2005 page2)
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