アメリカのパネッタ国防長官は、現在「4日間にもわたる」中国公式訪問の最中である。中国軍の制服組トップである梁光烈国防相とも会談した。北京のほかに、青島も訪れる予定。
☆Panetta calls for closer military ties during trip to China
(米軍準機関紙スターズアンドストライプス)
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/panetta-calls-for-closer-military-ties-during-trip-to-china-1.189760
http://www.peeep.us/2e57fad4
“Our goal is to have the United States and China establish the most important bilateral relationship in the world,” Panetta told Chinese Defense Minister Gen.
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As a sign of cooperation, Panetta said the United States had asked China to send a ship to participate in the 2014 RIMPAC, a major yearly multilateral maritime exercise in the Pacific.
Liang agreed Tuesday that the U.S. and China “need to discard the zero-sum mentality” and work toward greater trust and cooperation in the region.
▼ 中国海軍とアメリカ海軍はソマリア沖で「合同軍事演習」を行なっている。米軍と中国軍が敵対的な睨み合い関係にあると思い込んでいるのは、おそらく日本人だけであろうと思われる。 ▼
☆U.S., Chinese navies in joint anti-piracy drills off Somalia
(ロイター)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/18/china-usa-piracy-idUSL5E8KIFCF20120918
http://www.peeep.us/c4c30dcb
(Reuters) - The U.S. and Chinese navies have carried out drills to combat pirates off the Horn of Africa, the U.S. Navy said on Tuesday, in a rare joint military exercise between the powerful nations.