Senior defense officials from China and New Zealand pledged more cooperation between their militaries on Monday.
In his meeting with New Zealand's Defense Minister Gerry Brownlee, Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, said the two countries enjoy strong ties that act as a case study of win-win cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
At present, the two militaries are implementing the consensus reached by their leaders, so as to deepen military cooperation to a new level, Fan said.
Brownlee said he has witnessed China's development and its contribution to world peace and stability.
New Zealand stands ready to make joint efforts with China to enhance military communication and cooperation, he said.
Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan also held talks with Brownlee on Monday afternoon, reaching similar consensus.
Chang said two militaries have frequent high-level visits, smooth strategic communication and more pragmatic cooperation in recent years.
Chang said China is willing to work with New Zealand to promote military-to-military ties.
Brownlee said New Zealand attaches importance to the ties with China, and there are fruitful achievements in the fields of politics, economy, military and people-people exchanges in recent years.
