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Chinese General Yang Zhibin and US Admiral Samuel Paparo met for the first time on Monday at the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, marking the end of a two-year hiatus in command-level communication between the two nations' military leaders. The pair discussed the significance of maintaining open channels of communication to mitigate the risk of miscalculation and foster secure, professional interactions between forces.
The conference, co-organized by the Canadian Armed Forces and US Pacific Command, gathered 32 senior military representatives from 29 countries over three days.
This meeting represents the second theatre-level contact since China reduced military ties with the US in August 2022. Relations resumed following the leaders of China and the US at the 2023 San Francisco summit agreed to resume dialogue between the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Pentagon. The previous contact occurred in Hawaii at the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in September 2024, where Admiral Paparo met with General Wu Yanan, the former commander of the PLA Southern Theatre Command, emphasizing the importance of maintaining communication to decrease the chance of misperception or miscalculation.
Chinese General Yang Zhibin highlighted the military's role in maintaining regional peace and stability and proposed increased defense cooperation and exchanges among regional countries during his speech. The Chinese delegation also engaged in bilateral meetings with counterparts from various nations, including the US, France, and Singapore.
Admiral Paparo held similar meetings with counterparts from Asia and Europe to discuss shared security interests and participated in the Defence Cooperation Council and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad).
The conference aimed to address shared security challenges, interoperability, emerging technologies, and the importance of respecting international law in the Indo-Pacific region.
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