Why China still encourages contacts with the US military despite exclusion from major naval exercise

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Why China still encourages contacts with the US military despite exclusion from major naval exercise
By: The Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s Defense Ministry on Thursday said it hoped for continued exchanges with the American military despite being disinvited from a major U.S.-sponsored naval exercise this summer.

Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang also said the sides remain in contact over a possible visit to China by U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at a date yet to be announced.

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2018/05/31/why-china-still-encourages-contacts-with-the-us-military-despite-exclusion-from-major-naval-exercise/