Seeking to understand China's long term military plans, US has said that it would like to have a complete military-to-military relationship with China.
"We would like to have a fuller military-to-military relationship and dialogue so that we can better understand China's long-term military plans, and that is something that we continue to seek," State Department spokesman, P J Crowley said.
The State Department spokesman said US is closely watching China's military buildup, so does the other countries in its neighbourhood. Meanwhile, the Administration notified to the Congress, as required under the Arms Export Control Act, of proposed Direct Commercial Sales between Taiwan and private US companies.
"Under the Direct Commercial Sales programme, the foreign customer enters into a direct relationship with a private US company. The company must apply for an export license from the US Department of State in accordance with US law," Crowley said.
"The decision to approve these export licenses will allow the commercial export to Taiwan of defense services, technical data and defense articles to support Taiwan's existing air defense radar system and upgrades to existing radars on Taiwan's Indigenous Defense Fighter aircraft," he said.
"The authorising of these export licenses is fully consistent with the US one-China policy based on three US-China joint communiques and the Taiwan Relations Act," Crowley said.
