There is a rising rivalry, but both say they are willing to not pitch up. There is a noticeable mutual suspicion, but both say they want to improve confidence. The two major world powers-the United States and China-trying to build bridges, on the eve of the trip that President Hu Jintao next week to the United States.Secretary of State for Defence, Robert Gates, visiting Beijing, and his Chinese counterpart, General Liang Guanglie, have downplayed the military rivalry between the two countries have said they need to increase cooperation, dialogue and exchanges between their militaries to avoid missteps.
"We share the conviction that to reduce the possibility of communication problems, misunderstandings and miscalculations is important that our military to military ties are strong, consistent and not subject to shifting political winds," said Gates, he reports. Liang, who is Minister of Defense said it had agreed that "contacts continued and reliable military military help reduce misunderstandings and miscalculations." The use of identical terms by both politicians reveals how lack of trust defines the relationships between the armies of the two powers.
The U.S. secretary of state said that the lack of military contacts could magnify some risks. The presence of U.S. ships and has conducted naval maneuvers near Chinese waters have angered Beijing in recent years, and in 2001 the crash of an American spy plane with a Chinese fighter jet sparked a sharp diplomatic dispute .
One of the most sensitive is the U.S. support to Taiwan, de facto independent island, which China considers part of its territory. Beijing suspended military relations with the United States a year ago for selling arms to Taipei Washington valued at 6,400 million dollars (about 4.945 million euros).
For years, U.S. officials have tried to establish a permanent security dialogue with Beijing, which were alien to political disputes, but Chinese leaders have preferred to maintain military ties as a bargaining chip, and Gates's proposal to create a " strategic dialogue ", focused on nuclear weapons, missiles and ciberarmamento, have been limited to say the study.
The secretary of state to visit during your stay of four days the headquarters of the Second Artillery Corps, responsible for nuclear and missile arsenal Chinese. Given the concern that has generated a growing Chinese military spending among Asian countries and the United States, Liang said that the modernization of the army is not directed against anyone, and that his forces are still far in technology from other countries' advanced ".
Liang said the Chinese chief of staff, Gen. C Bingde, visit the U.S. in the first half.
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