The two military leaders also announced a two-year program of military exchanges.
Beginning in 1979, when China introduced its policy of opening up to the outside world, military exchanges with foreign countries grew substantially.
Armaments in space might be more difficult to control, and the chance of an accidental military exchange could have easily precipitated a crisis on Earth.
In recent weeks, there have also been direct military exchanges.
Apart from this, military, cultural and economic exchanges between the two nations is widespread.
Still, the fort as built was considered a good base for the military exchanges with the enemy.
On the one hand, growing diplomatic, military and commercial exchanges with the West inevitably involved increased intellectual contact.
Officials have negotiated agreements in a wide range of fields, from military exchanges to technological and scientific programs.
In recent years, military exchanges between the two countries are on the rise.
I asked for the military exchange and got through to Major Musgrave at his hotel.