Tan Kefei, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, answered a reporter's question on the US speculation that China "refused" the meeting between defense ministers of the two countries. Tan Kefei, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, raised a question on the US speculation that China "refused" the meeting between defense ministers of the two countries. Reporter: according to reports, the US Defense Department said that China rejected the US proposal to hold a meeting between defense ministers of the two countries in Singapore. In addition, the US side also said that China has repeatedly rejected US requests for exchanges between the two armed forces at all levels in recent years. Do you have any comment on this? Tan Kefei: China attaches importance to developing relations between the Chinese and US armed forces and carrying out communication at all levels. In fact, contacts and exchanges between the two armed forces have not been interrupted. I would like to emphasize that dialogue cannot be without principles and communication cannot be without a bottom line. At present, the responsibility for the difficulties facing exchanges between the two armed forces lies entirely with the US side. On the one hand, the US side keeps saying that it wants to strengthen communication, on the other hand, it ignores the concern of the Chinese side about man-made obstacles and seriously undermines mutual trust between the two armed forces. This is not the attitude that should be devoted to communication. At present, the US side should show its sincerity and correct its mistakes with practical actions, so as to create the necessary conditions and atmosphere for communication and exchanges between the two sides.