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# Adm. Harris Travels to South Korea and China

By Maj. Dave Eastburn and Capt. Cody Chiles	U.S. Pacific Command, Public Affairs Office

CAMP SMITH,Hawaii -- Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr.will depart Hawaii Oct. 30 for a six-day trip to visit the Republic of Korea(ROK) and the People’s Republic of China.
Harris willvisit U.S. military forces stationed in South Korea before joining U.S. DefenseSecretary Ash Carter, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F.Dunford Jr. and U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti for the 2015 Military Committee Meeting (MCM) and SecurityConsultative Meeting (SCM) in Seoul. The MCM and SCM are bilateral, alliance coordination meetings betweenthe ROK and U.S. addressing alliance topics to enhance combined readiness andprovide for the defense of South Korea.
On Monday, Nov.2 (local), Harris will begin his first official visit to China as the Commanderof USPACOM.  In addition to meeting withU.S. Ambassador Max Baucus, Harris will spend three days conducting engagementswith senior military leaders from the Peoples Liberation Army and visitingChinese military installations. Sustained military-to-military dialogue betweenthe U.S. and China is designed to maximize cooperation on areas of mutualinterest while candidly addressing and managing disagreements.
Harris will beaccompanied by his wife who studied in Shanghai as a Cox Scholar in the 1980s.
Harris lastvisited China in April 2014 as the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, where he helpedlead the U.S. Navy delegation that approved the Code for Unplanned Encountersat Sea (CUES) during the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao.
USPACOM leadsall U.S. joint military forces in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, a region covering morethan half the Earth.  USPACOM military forcesregularly conduct exercises and exchanges with foreign forces to build trust,enhance transparency, improve interoperability, mitigate risks, and supportregional stability, security and prosperity. 
Visit USPACOM’sofficial web and social media sites for more information:
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**Points of Contact:**

**Maj. Dave Eastburn or Capt. Cody Chiles**

**publicaffairs.pacom@navy.mil**

**808-477-1341, 808-228-3934**
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