Xi backs expanding US-China military ties: Pentagon | Bangkok Post: news

China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping and US defense chiefs agreed on the need for expanding military relations between the two powers after talks at the Pentagon Tuesday, a US military spokesman said.

China's Vice President Xi Jinping (L) and US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta review a guard of honor before their meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. China's leader-in-waiting Xi and US defense chiefs agreed on the need for expanding military relations between the two powers after talks at the Pentagon Tuesday, a US military spokesman said.

China's top brass has shown less enthusiasm for deepening security ties with the United States but Xi, the country's vice president, endorsed more military contacts in talks with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Pentagon spokesman George Little said.