(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) ijing April 08 - Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan on Tuesday began talks with visiting US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on bilateral ties and issues of common concern. Chang also a state councilor told Hagel that China attaches great importance to his visit and believes it will deepen Hagel's understanding of China and the Chinese armed forces according to China's (Xinhua) News Agency. Hagel arrived in Qingdao City of east China's Shandong Province on Monday for a four-day visit. He visited aircraft carrier Liaoning on Monday afternoon and arrived in Beijing later in the evening. It is Hagel's first visit to China as defense secretary. It is the third meeting between Chang and Hagel since they each took office last year. In August Chang visited the United States. They also held a meeting ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus in Brunei's Bandar Seri Begawan. The frequent communication and meetings are "rare" Chang said calling it a symbol of the new type of China-US relations.
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