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	Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.’s Video Teleconference with People’s Liberation Army of China Chief of the Joint Staff Department Gen. Liu Zhenli
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        <h1 class="title">Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.’s Video Teleconference with People’s Liberation Army of China Chief of the Joint Staff Department Gen. Liu Zhenli</h1>
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    <div> <span class="date">/ Published Dec. 21, 2023</span></div>
    <span class="dateline-text">WASHINGTON, D.C., </span>
    <p><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Joint Staff Spokesperson Navy Capt. Jereal Dorsey provided the following readout:</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., spoke with People’s Liberation Army of China Chief of the Joint Staff Department Gen. Liu Zhenli by video teleconference today. This was the first time the leaders spoke since Gen. Brown became Chairman.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Gen. Brown discussed the importance of working together to responsibly manage competition, avoid miscalculations, and maintain open and direct lines of communication. Gen. Brown reiterated the importance of the People’s Liberation Army engaging in substantive dialogue to reduce the likelihood of misunderstandings.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The two military leaders discussed a number of global and regional security issues.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Gen. Brown reaffirmed the importance of holding the bilateral Defense Policy Coordination Talks, holding Military Maritime Consultative Agreement talks, and opening lines of communication between the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command and the commanders of the PLA Eastern and Southern Theater Commands.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The Chairman regularly communicates with Chiefs of Defense across the world and remains open to constructive dialogue with the PRC.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial;">For more Joint Staff news, visit: www.jcs.mil.</span></span></p>

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