BEIJING -- A Chinese defense spokesperson said Thursday that the Hawaii meetings of the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) contributed to a stable and positive bilateral military relationship featuring equality, mutual respect, and peaceful coexistence.

Jiang Bin, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, told a press conference that the second working group meeting and the annual session of MMCA for 2025 were held in Hawaii, the United States, from November 18 to 20, and aimed to strengthen communication and exchanges between troops on the ground to avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation and manage risks and crises.

Regarding exchanges in the near future, the two sides have maintained contact at the working level and will release information in due course, he said.