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China hopes new Pentagon chief seeks to avoid confrontation

Published 06/27/2019, 05:51 PM
Updated 06/27/2019, 06:00 PM
China hopes new Pentagon chief seeks to avoid confrontation

BEIJING, June 27 (Reuters) - China hopes the new U.S.
defence chief will seek to avoid confrontation with China, the
defence ministry said on Thursday, in the Chinese military's
first official reaction to the appointment of acting U.S.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
The world's two largest economies are in the middle of a
bruising trade war, but also have broader military
disagreements, including over Chinese island building in the
disputed South China Sea and U.S. support for self-ruled Taiwan,
claimed by China as its own.
Speaking at a regular monthly news briefing, Chinese Defence
Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said it had noted the change of
positions at the Pentagon, after Esper was appointed following
his predecessor Patrick Shanahan's resignation this month.
China set great store on its military relationship with the
United States, and stable, healthy ties in this area were good
for both countries and what the world expected, Ren added.
"We hope that during Acting Defense Secretary Esper's time
in office, the United States can work with China to put into
effect the important consensus of the two countries' leaders and
grasp the broad direction of no conflict and no confrontation."
China and the United States should also improve their risk
management abilities, increase strategic mutual trust and ensure
their military relationship becomes a stabiliser in their
overall ties, Ren added.

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