Reuters reported on Friday that U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with China’s General Fan Changlong this week to discuss South China Sea land reclamation, U.S.-China military cooperation and a potential U.S. visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year.

Military presence and artificial island construction in the South China Sea have been a source of tension between the U.S. and Chinese military in recent months.

Spirit Of Cooperation

Carter reportedly urged cooperation between the two countries in the South China Sea, expressing the U.S.’s commitment to “a sustained and substantive U.S.-China military-to-military relationship.” Carter and Fan discussed the benefits of potential cooperation on humanitarian assistance, disaster response, peacekeeping and counter-piracy.

In addition, the two military leaders discussed ways to constructively manage differences of opinion.

Calling For A Stop To Land Reclamation

Carter reiterated…

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