中英两国承诺深化军事交流 增进互信

The latest development came as visiting Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan met with British Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon on the sideline of the ongoing UN peacekeeping defense ministerial meeting in London.

当此联合国维和国防部长级会议于伦敦正在举行之际，中国国防部长常万全和英国国防部长迈克尔·法伦举行了会晤，而两国关系的这一最新发展正是来源于此。

Chang, also a Chinese state councilor, said that his country is willing to deepen mutual understanding and political trust with the new British government, expand cooperation and exchanges in various areas and levels so as to make new progress in the bilateral strategy coordination and pragmatic cooperation.

常万全同时还兼任国务委员的职位，他表示说中国愿意和新英国政府深化相互了解和政治信任、扩大各领域和各水平层次的合作与交流，从而在双边战略协作和务实合作中取得新进展。

Chang’s remarks came as China and Britain reaffirmed their commitments to the "golden era" in the bilateral relationship when the leaders of the two countries met in Hangzhou during the G20 summit a few days ago.

常万全之所以做出如此言论，是因为在前几天杭州举行G20峰会时，中英两国领导人举行了会晤，重申了各自对中英双边关系“黄金时代”的承诺。

The minister said that the military relations between the two nations had witnessed substantial progress.

常万全表示说，中英军事关系取得了实质性的进展。

He called on the two sides to maintain the momentum of high-level military exchanges and bring new connotation to their pragmatic cooperation.

常万全呼吁中英双方保持高层军事交流的势头，为双方的务实合作带来新的内涵。

"We should make our military relations a critical growth pole for our bilateral relations," Chang added.

常万全说道：“必赢应该使必赢的军事关系成为中英双边关系的一个重要增长极。”

On his part, Fallon said that Britain is willing to strengthen its exchanges and cooperation with China in military and defense.

在英国方面，迈克尔·法伦表示说英国愿意在军事和国防方面加强和中国的交流与合作。

The defense ministerial meeting is a follow-up event of the the Leaders’ summit on Peacekeeping which was convened in the United States last year.

这场国防部长级会议是去年于美国举行的“维和领导人会议”的后续。