Facebook Twitter 新浪微博 腾讯微博 Friday 12 June 2015
Search
Archive
English
English>>People's Daily Online Exclusives

Pentagon greets Chinese General Fan (2)

(People's Daily Online)    08:06, June 12, 2015
Email|Print
Chinese Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Fan Changlong and US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter salute in front of an enhanced honor guard when the military band played the national anthems of China. (People's Daily Online/Wen Xian)

The Pentagon rolled out red carpet for a senior Chinese military leader on sunny Thursday morning.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter greeted the Chinese Central Military Commission Vice-Chairman Fan Changlong and his delegation as Fan's motorcade arrived 10am at the Pentagon gate facing the Potomac River.

The two shook hands and then walked up the stairs and stood facing the enhanced honor cordon and saluted when the national anthems of China and the United States were played by the military band. The two then walked into the Pentagon building for a meeting closed to the press. It was expected that the two will discuss a wide range of issues regarding the two militaries, including the situations in the South China Sea.

Fan is the most senior Chinese military leader coming to Washington since President Xi Jinping assumed top leadership in late 2012. In the Central Military Commission, Fan ranks immediately after Xi, who is also chairman of the commission.


【1】【2】【3】【4】

(For the latest China news, Please follow People's Daily on Twitter and Facebook)
(Editor:Yao Xinyu,Liang Jun)

Add your comment

Most Viewed

Day|Week

Hot News

We Recommend

Photos

prev next

Related reading