Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met today with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Pentagon.
Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby issued a statement afterward saying the two discussed the importance of developing the U.S.-China military-to-military relationship and reaffirmed mutual interest in strengthening cooperation on regional and global challenges, including the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and the international response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
Kirby said both sides affirmed that they look forward to President Obama's trip to Beijing in November, and expressed a shared desire that it be productive and successful.