U.S. Relations With the People's Republic of China (2007)

U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

News Transcript

Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell

December 12, 2007

DoD Press Briefing with DoD Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington Va.

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Q: Another part of the map as well: Have there been any new requests for port visits in Hong Kong or elsewhere in China or do you anticipate any?

MR. MORRELL: Not that I've heard. Not that I've heard. I think, you know, when we were away last week I think there were talks -- defense consultative talks with the Chinese -- and I don't know if anything came out of that with regards to additional port visits, or if we were able to reschedule any of those that had been cancelled.

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