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US And Chinese Defense Chiefs
Open Hotline As Calls For Greater Transparency Increase
AFP
Friday, April 11, 2008
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his Chinese counterpart
General Liang Guanglie used a new telephone hotline Thursday between
the US and Chinese defense ministries for the first time, the
Pentagon said.
Gates and Liang spoke to each other for about 30 minutes over
the direct telephone link, said Major Stuart Upton, a Pentagon
spokesman.
Upton said Gates used the call to urge China to work with the
newly elected leaders of Taiwan, and reiterated that the United
States opposes any unilateral effort by either China or Taiwan
to change the status quo.
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Liang pushed for an end to US-Taiwanese military relations, according
to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, which cited a defense
ministry statement. China regards Taiwan as a renegade province.
Gates congratulated Liang on his recent promotion to defense
minister "and welcomed this important step forward in enhancing
communications between our ministries," Upton said.
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