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our reporter guo yuandan

the chinese ministry of national defense announced on the 23rd that at the invitation of the united states, wu yanan, commander of the southern theater command of the chinese people's liberation army, led a delegation to hawaii, the united states, from september 18 to 20 to attend the indo-pacific defense commander conference. the news showed that during the meeting, wu yanan interacted with representatives from the philippines, the united states and other countries. when wu yanan met with paparo, commander of the u.s. indo-pacific command, they exchanged views candidly and in-depth on issues of common concern around the implementation of the consensus reached by the two heads of state.

this is the second time wu yanan and paparo have communicated in the past two weeks. on september 10, wu yanan and paparo held a video call and the two sides exchanged in-depth views on issues of common concern.

for some time, the chinese and us militaries have been interacting frequently. from september 14 to 15, the 18th china-us defense department working meeting was held in beijing. the leaders of the international military cooperation office of the central military commission and the deputy assistant secretary of defense of the us department of defense co-chaired the meeting. the two sides exchanged in-depth views on the relationship between the chinese and us militaries, the next stage of exchanges between the two militaries, and issues of common concern.

"as the chief commanders of the two major war zones of china and the united states, offline face-to-face meetings between the two sides will help reduce misunderstandings and misjudgments among frontline troops in the south china sea and reduce the probability of maritime and air accidents. it will also contribute to the healthy and stable development of military relations between china and the united states," military expert zhang junshe told the global times on the 23rd.