Thursday, October 7, 2010

U.S. And China Defense Chiefs To Meet Amid Thaw In Ties

Photo: Defense Secretary Robert Gates will again meet his counterparter, China's Gen. Xu Caihou, pictured here in October 2009 at the Pentagon. DOD

China And U.S. Defense Chiefs Will Meet, Resume Military Ties -- CNN

(CNN) -- China and the United States will resume high-level defense talks next week, signaling a warming of relations since Beijing broke off military ties early this year.

Chinese Defense Minister General Liang Guanglie and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will talk in Hanoi, Vietnam, while they attend a security forum of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

"Liang is scheduled to meet Gates on the sidelines of the conference," said Guan Youfei, deputy director of the Ministry of National Defense's Foreign Affairs Office, according to Chinese state-run media.

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More News On U.S. - China Military Ties

US, China defense chiefs to meet amid thaw in ties -- AP
Gates, China meeting planned for Vietnam -- Stars And Stripes
Gates to meet Chinese counterpart in Hanoi -- Washington Post
Defense Secretary Gates May Meet Chinese Counterpart in Hanoi, U.S. Says -- Bloomberg
Gates could meet Chinese counterpart next week -- CNN
Gates Could Meet With Chinese Defense Chief -- Global Security Neswire
China's defense chief to attend ASEAN+8 security session, meet U.S. counterpart -- Xinhuanet

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