15 April 2002
U.S., China Conclude Annual Maritime Safety Consultations
(Department of Defense April 12 press release) (290)
The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a press release April 12 at the
conclusion of the third annual meeting of the Military Maritime
Consultative Agreement between the United States and China.
The release states that the three-day meeting on issues of Sino-U.S.
military maritime safety "was conducted in a professional and
cooperative atmosphere."
Following is the text of the press release:
(begin text)
U.S. Department of Defense
April 12, 2002
NEWS RELEASE
U.S. CONCLUDES MILITARY TALKS WITH CHINA
The annual meeting of the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement
between the United States and China concluded in Shanghai today. Rear
Adm. William Sullivan, director of Strategic Planning and Policy for
the U.S. Pacific Command, headed the U.S. delegation. Rear Adm. Zhou
Borong, deputy chief of staff for the People's Liberation Army Navy,
headed the Chinese delegation.
The three-day meeting was conducted in a professional and cooperative
atmosphere. Both sides exchanged views in a spirit of mutual respect
on relevant issues of Sino-U.S. military maritime safety, identified
common ground and remaining differences.
This was the third annual meeting held under the Agreement on
Establishing a Consultation Mechanism to Strengthen Military Maritime
Safety between the Department of Defense of the United States and the
Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China, signed
in January 1998.
In conjunction with this meeting, the delegation also met with the
commander of China's East Sea Fleet and was provided a tour of a
Chinese naval ship.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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