Chinese General fails to give US General a lecture

During a visit of U.S. Chief of Staff of the Army, George Casey in the PLA headquarters in Beijing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/world/asia/21briefs-Chinabrf.html?_r=1

A meeting on Thursday in Beijing between a Chinese military leader and a visiting American army general turned rancorous as the Chinese leader gave a sharp lecture on the failure of the United States to respect China's interests, according to a witness at the meeting and a report by Xinhua, the state news agency. The argument took place when Gen. Ge Zhenfeng, deputy chief of the general staff of the People’s Liberation Army, met with Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the chief of staff of the US Army. General Ge urged the United States to “remove obstacles” to military ties between the countries, Xinhua reported. General Casey, who once commanded American-led forces in Iraq, quickly interrupted the Chinese general and rebutted his criticism, the witness said. American officials have said military ties with China are weak compared with political ties.

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Content of the "lecture"

China urges U.S. to remove obstacles to military ties

english.chinamil.com.cn 2009-08-21

　　BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday urged the United States to "remove obstacles" to military ties, and asked the United States to respect China's core interests so as to create conditions for further military cooperation.
　　"We hope the U.S. side can treat and deal with military ties between the two countries from strategic and long-term perspectives, and take concrete measures to remove obstacles to push forward the military relationship," said Ge Zhenfeng, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA).
　　Ge made the remarks in talks with visiting U.S. Chief of Staff of the Army George Casey in the PLA headquarters in Beijing.

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　　U.S. arms sales to Taiwan had harmed China's core interests and affected the healthy development of bilateral military ties, said Chen Bingde, PLA Chief of the General Staff, who met Casey later Thursday.
　　The United States should respect China's core interests and properly handle differences and sensitive issues to create conditions for deepening military cooperation, said Chen.