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Pentagon and PLA Resume Military Exchanges

Meetings between the Defense Secretary William S. Cohen, other senior Pentagon officials, People's Liberation Army (PLA) Lt. Gen. Xiong Guankai and deputy chief of staff for intelligence, will be the first test of a new law restricting U.S. exchanges with the People's Liberation Army.
Outcomes: 
It is an effort to rebuild contact and discussions between the U.S. and the Chinese military after the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade in 1999.
Source: 

Washington Times, January 24, 2000

Government?: 
Yes
Type of Exchange: 
diplomatic
Partners: 
People's Liberation Army
Pentagon
Participants (Types): 
PLA Lt. General Xiong Guankai, Defense Secretary Cohen, Pentagon officials
Exchange Date: 
Saturday, January 1, 2000
Continuing: 
No
Level of Government: 
national
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