From Asia Times:
On March 22, even as Chinese President Hu Jintao was preparing to leave on a state visit to Russia, an unusual visitor arrived in Beijing. Marine General Peter Pace, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, was embarking on a four-day official tour of China.
Beijing lost no time signaling how pleased it was over the latest indication of the warming ties between the armed forces of the two countries. Receiving Pace within hours of his arrival, Guo Boxiong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), China’s top military authority, said, “The current China-US military ties are not easy to come by, thus the two sides should treasure it.” Guo ranks second to chairman Hu in the 11-member CMC. [Full Text]
