Senior US and Chinese defence officials met in Washington this week in the latest sign of renewed military-to-military communication as the two countries seek to stabilise ties. Alvaro Smith, a deputy assistant secretary of defence for China, Taiwan and Mongolia at the Pentagon, met with China’s Major General Ye Jiang, Deputy Director of the Central Military Commission Office for International Military Cooperation, for the 19th annual US-China Defence Policy Coordination Talks from December 15…
“How’s your budget and funding?”
“It could be better… If you know what I mean.”
“I hear you. My budget and funding could be better as well. I think these are scary times, don’t you?”
“Very scary times. We need money to buy weapons.”
“If you’re buying weapons, we had better buy weapons too. I’m going to ask for more money.”
"If you ask for more money to buy weapons, I’ll have no choice but to inform my constituents. I may have to ask them for money to buy weapons.
“Thanks for the warning. I’ll keep that in mind.”
