US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the two countries have agreed to promote “peace through strength, mutual respect and positive relations”
The US and China have agreed to promote “peace” by establishing “militay-to-military channels”, said US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Sunday.
Hegseth said the aim was to “deconflict and de-escalate any problems that arise” between the United States and China.
His remarks come after he said he had a productive meeting with China’s Minister of National Defense Admiral Dong Jun in Malaysia. It also follows US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in South Korea’s Busan on October 30.
I just spoke to President Trump, and we agree — the relationship between the United States and China has never been better. Following President Trump’s historic meeting with Chairman Xi in South Korea, I had an equally positive meeting with my counterpart, China’s Minister of…
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“The Department of War will do the same – peace through strength, mutual respect, and positive relations. Admiral Dong and I also agreed that we should set up military-to-military channels to deconflict and deescalate any problems that arise. We have more meetings on that coming soon. God bless both China and the USA!” Hegseth wrote on X.
The US Secretary of War said the two sides have agreed to strengthen communication and maintain stability in bilateral ties.
“I just spoke to President Trump, and we agree – the relationship between the United States and China has never been better. Following President Trump’s historic meeting with Chairman Xi in South Korea, I had an equally positive meeting with my counterpart, China’s Minister of National Defense Admiral Dong Jun in Malaysia. And we spoke again last night,” he said.
He said he and Dong agreed that “peace, stability, and good relations” are vital, adding Trump’s historic “G2 meeting” set the tone for lasting US-China peace and success.
“The Admiral and I agree that peace, stability, and good relations are the best path for our two great and strong countries. As President Trump said, his historic ‘G2 meeting’ set the tone for everlasting peace and success for the US and China,” he said.
Earlier, Trump said his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was “a great one” and would bring lasting peace and success for both nations.