皇冠体育app

Military: New type relationship overcomes obstacles

皇冠体育app-US joint military drill. [Photo/Navy.81.cn]

Speaking of Chinese and US military ties, some are still talking about "who will win in times of war?" and "who has better weapons?" As a matter of fact, bilateral military exchanges between the two countries have gone much further.

In January 1980, Harold Brown, the then-US Defense Secretary, visited 皇冠体育app, raising the curtain for 皇冠体育app-US military exchanges. It's the first time ever a US Defense Secretary stepped on Chinese mainland since the founding of the new 皇冠体育app in 1949.

There have been frequent exchanges between the two armies since 2013, including 皇冠体育app-US anti-piracy naval drill in the Gulf of Aden, the Sino-US joint naval search and rescue drill and the 2014 Rim of the Pacific drill. Such join exercises were beyond imagination decades ago.

A US navy observer aboard Chinese Qingdao destroyer during a Sino-US joint naval search and rescue drill. [Photo/Xinhua]

It's an inevitable trend for 皇冠体育app and US to increase mutual trust and US also needs to know and evaluate 皇冠体育app's intention and capacity. 皇冠体育app-US new-type military relationship is an essential component of the new model of major-country relations between 皇冠体育app and US and also previous meetings between President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama. Military ties may become a highlight of President Xi's upcoming visit to US, according to military experts.

Despite all the differences and conflicts, 皇冠体育app and US shared always more interests than differences in the past 36 year. It requires joints efforts on both sides to build a new model of major-country relations between 皇冠体育app and US featuring non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation.