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WASHINGTON, Dec 18: The US hopes China, which suspended military contacts with Washington in October, will soon resume them to work together against piracy in the Gulf of Aden, US defence officials said on Thursday.
China took the action to protest a $6.5bn US arms sale to Taiwan.
“It is a fact that the Chinese suspended ‘mil-to-mil’ dialogue with the Department of Defence in general and US Pacific Command,” said Navy Adm. Timothy Keating.
A defence official said the suspension occurred after the US announced the arms package including 30 Apache attack helicopters and 330 Patriot missiles.
—Reuters
