國防部：中美海上軍事安全磋商機制會議籌備進展順利

Ministry of National Defense: Preparations for the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement Meeting are Well Underway

3月28日下午，國防部舉行例行記者會，國防部新聞局局長、國防部新聞發言人吳謙大校答記者問。

記者：今年1月，新聞發言人曾表示中美兩軍正就海上軍事安全磋商機制會議保持溝通協調。請問目前進展如何？今年中美兩軍還將舉行哪些活動？

Question: The spokesperson said this January that the Chinese and US militaries were in communication and coordination on the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) meeting. How is it going so far? What other activities will the two militaries hold this year?

吳謙：為落實中美元首舊金山會晤重要共識，今年以來，在雙方共同努力下，兩軍在平等和尊重基礎上穩步恢復對話磋商。1月8日至9日，中美在華盛頓舉行第17次國防部工作會晤，雙方圍繞推動兩軍關系發展及臺灣、南海、海空安全等關切問題深入交換意見。1月5日至19日，中方協助美方赴廣西、湖南現地勘察，查找美軍二戰期間在華失蹤人員遺骸。目前，中美海上軍事安全磋商機制會議的各項籌備工作進展順利，我們將適時發布消息。此外，雙方正就其他領域溝通交流進行協調。

Wu Qian: To implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state in San Francisco, this year, the Chinese and US militaries have made concerted efforts to steadily resume dialogues and consultations on the basis of equality and respect. The 17th China-US Defense Policy Coordination Talks was held in Washington D.C. from January 8th to 9th, during which the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the development of military-to-military relations and on questions of mutual concern including those related to Taiwan, the South China Sea, and maritime and air security. From January 5th to 19th, the Chinese side assisted the US side in visiting Guangxi and Hunan to conduct site surveys in search of the remains of missing US military personnel in China during WWII. The preparations for the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement meeting are well underway. We will release relevant information in due course. The two sides are also in coordination on communication and exchanges in other areas.

今年是中美建交45周年，我們希望美方切實尊重中方核心利益，與中方相向而行，把兩國元首重要共識落到實處，共同推動兩軍關系健康、穩定、可持續發展。

This year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the US. We hope the US side will earnestly respect China’s core interests and work with the Chinese side towards the same direction to deliver on the important consensus between the two heads of state, so as to jointly promote the sound, stable and sustainable development of military-to-military relations.