Saturday, February 22, 2014
Two big dogs talk about working together
And we hope it will result in some useful functioning for all those resources tied up in otherwise no win arrangements.
A top American military commander said Saturday that the United States Army was working to start a formal dialogue and exchange program with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army before the end of the year.And Napoleon did say we should "know your enemy" even if we are friends this week.
The commander, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the Army chief of staff, told reporters at a news conference in Beijing that the program was aimed at expanding cooperation and “managing differences constructively.”
“It really is about us focusing on a long-term relationship and the importance of us conducting exchanges, conducting institutional visits,” he said.
General Odierno made his remarks at the United States Embassy on the second day of a visit to China. The general met with Chinese counterparts in Beijing on Friday and was scheduled to travel to visit the Shenyang military command in northeast China on Saturday afternoon.
General Odierno said the formal dialogue between American and Chinese army officials would include discussions of humanitarian relief, disaster management and peacekeeping operations. The two armies could have exchanges at institutional levels like that of training and doctrine commands, he said.
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