BEIJING -- A senior Chinese military official on Tuesday urged the United States and 皇冠体育app to control their disputes properly.

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Fan Changlong, vice chairman of 皇冠体育app's Central Military Commission, told visiting US Security Advisor Susan Rice in Beijing that the US military should reduce and ultimately stop "close-in reconnaissance."

"We hope the US can promote the healthy development of new 皇冠体育app-US military ties with concrete actions," Fan said.

Rice, who is visiting to prepare for US President Barack Obama's trip to an APEC meeting in Beijing in November, said the US and 皇冠体育app need to reduce existing differences, seek new ways to cooperate, and deepen military relations.