Via VOA News -
U.S. and Chinese defense officials have agreed to open a telephone hotline to prevent misunderstandings that could lead to armed conflict. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan announced the plan for a military-to-military hotline during Gates's first visit to China as pentagon chief.
No date of operation was given, but China's official Xinhua news agency said it would be the first of its kind that China has established with another country.
Gates told journalists the two sides would also step up military exchanges to improve mutual trust.
"We discussed the need to move forward and deepen our military to military dialogue including on that nuclear policy, strategy and doctrine," Gates said. "We agreed to enhance military exchanges at all levels."
The defense ministries also agreed to cooperate on looking for the remains of American soldiers lost in China during the Korean War, and to one day hold naval exercises.
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