CCTV News: On the afternoon of February 27, the Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference, and Colonel Wu Qian, director of the Ministry of National Defense News Bureau and spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, answered questions from reporters.

Reporter: It is reported that US President Trump has carried out an "unprecedented purge" of senior U.S. military officials, including the chairman of the US military's Joint Conference, removed the posts of several senior officials. Is China worried that changes in the US military’s top leaders will affect the relationship between China and the United States? Have the Chinese and US militaries communicated after the new US government came to power? What is China’s expectation for the relationship between China and the United States in the next stage?

Question:It’s reported that US President Donald Trump conducted an “unprecedented purge” of top military brass, dismissing multiple senior officers, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Is the Chinese side worried that the Pentagon shakeup might negatively impact China-US defense relations? Have the two military talked to each other since the new US administration? What’s your expectation for China-US defense relations in the next phase?

Wu Qian: China never interferes in other people's internal affairs. Regarding the relationship between China and the United States, the two sides maintain effective communication through military diplomatic channels. In the next stage of the two armies' exchanges, the two sides have already made some preliminary plans and arrangements, and we will release the news in a timely manner.

Wu Qian:China never interferes in the internal affairs of other countries. On China-US military relations, the two sides maintain effective communication through military diplomatic channel. There have been some preliminary plans and arrangements for exchanges in the foreseeable future. We will release information on due course.

Learn from history, the future is promising. We hope that the US and China will move towards each other, guide the consensus of the two heads of state, strengthen communication and dialogue, properly resolve contradictions and differences, carry out pragmatic cooperation, promote a good start to the bimilial relationship and continue to develop in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.

Taking lessons from history can help us build a better future. We hope the US side will work with us towards a common objective, be guided by the consensus between our heads of state, strengthen communication and dialogue, properly handle disagreements and differences, and conduct substantial cooperation based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation. In this way, it is hoped that the China-US military-to-military relations get off to a good start and continue to grow further.