China news agency, Beijing, July 10 (Reporters Ou Yang and Kai Yu) - Jing Zhiyuan, commander of the PLA Second Artillery Corps, will be 10 pm in the Second Artillery Command, met with the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Lord line.
Jing Zhiyuan said that this year, Sino-US military relations have maintained a good momentum of development. President Hu Jintao's successful visit to the U.S. early next year, with President Obama to build mutual respect, mutual benefit and win-win partnership and reached important consensus on establishing a new situation, the strategic positioning of China-US relations, but also for the development of military relations to determine the direction.
Jing Zhiyuan expressed the hope that the two heads of the army to seriously implement the consensus, strengthen dialogue and exchanges, and jointly maintain the good momentum of development of military relations. The headquarters of the Second Artillery believe Mullen's visit will further promote mutual understanding between the two armies and trust and promote bilateral military relations continue to develop.
Mullen thanked the Chinese side for the warm reception, have the opportunity to visit the PLA Second Artillery and pleased, said the visit of the Second Artillery headquarters impressed, hope that both sides continue to strengthen the strategic nuclear forces in the exchange.
Mullen is the Chief of General Staff Chen Bingde People's Liberation Army, at the invitation arrived in Beijing last night to begin a four-day China visit, which is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mullen any first visit to China. (ę36;) (End)
