The two militaries will also conduct a joint exercise next year in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, while there will be exchange visits between the two navies’ hospital ships, plus a joint medical aid exercise.
These were among the several agreements that came out of 'frank, in-depth and fruitful' talks between visiting China's Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Chen Bingde and his American counterpart, Admiral Michael G. Mullen, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Chen told the media in the joint press conference at Pentagon on Wednesday.
'We agree that enhancing military-to-military relations between China and the US serve interests of not only the Chinese and American people, but also the people in the world,' said Chen, the first PLA Chief of Staff to visit the US in seven years.
Chen headed a Chinese military delegation that included senior military officers from the army, the navy, the air force and the missile troops. The members of the delegation also met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and several members of the US congress."
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