五角大楼首席发言人达纳W.怀特（Dana W. White）提供了以下简报：

国防部长詹姆斯·N·马蒂斯会见了中华人民共和国国防部长魏凤和将军，再次确认有建设性的和注重结果的军事关系的重要性。双方同意两军关系可以是整体双边关系的一个稳定因素。

两位部长讨论了一些紧迫的区域安全挑战，包括北朝鲜和联合国安理会决议的执行。

马蒂斯部长还提出了所有海军部队按照国际标准和规范以安全和专业的方式开展行动的重要性。两位部长同意继续推进危机沟通和消除冲突框架，以降低风险。

Readout of Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis’ Meeting with The Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China, General Wei Fenghe

Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout:

Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with General Wei Fenghe, the Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China to reaffirm the importance of a constructive and results-oriented military relationship. Both agreed that the military relationship could be a stabilizing factor in the overall bilateral relationship.

The Secretary and the Minister discussed several pressing regional security challenges, including North Korea and the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

Secretary Mattis also raised the importance of all maritime forces conducting their operations in a safe and professional manner in accordance with international standards and norms. The Secretary and the Minister agreed to continue progress on a crisis communications and deconfliction framework to reduce risk.