Japan, China agree to step up bilateral defense exchanges

Japan, China agree to step up bilateral defense exchanges

BEIJING, China - Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (R) and Adm. Keiji Akahoshi, chief of staff of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, shake hands before their talks at China's National Defense Ministry in Beijing on July 14. Akahoshi is the first top MSDF officer to visit China.

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