A high-level delegation from U.S. Pacific Command and Chinese defense officials today opened a new round of maritime safety talks in Shanghai, a Defense Department spokesman said. U.S. and Chinese officials are scheduled to meet from April 10 - 12. These sessions constitute the 2002 plenary meeting under the 1998 Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) between the two countries. Rear Adm. William Sullivan, U.S. Pacific Command's director of strategic planning, is leading the U.S. delegation. The Defense Department spokesman had...
