From Reuters via the International Herald Tribune (link)
China and the United States have agreed to upgrade military exchanges after commanders from the two often wary military powers met in Beijing, Chinese state media reported Thursday.
The commander of the U.S. Pacific naval force, William Fallon, and Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan of China agreed Wednesday to “step up military exchanges at all levels,” the official Xinhua press agency reported.
The countries broke off military ties in 2001 after a Chinese fighter jet collided with a U.S. surveillance plane over the South China Sea, killing the Chinese pilot and forcing the U.S. crew to land in China, sparking a diplomatic dispute before their release.
