CNN UPDATE: China and the United States pledged today to step up military exchanges and safeguard the peaceful use of outer space after talks between Chinese President Hu Jintao and visiting US President Barack Obama and in a joint statement said “the two countries have common interests in promoting the peaceful use of outer space and agree to take steps to enhance security in outer space.”
"We are willing to act on the basis of mutual benefit and reciprocity to deepen our cooperation on counterterrorism, law enforcement, science, technology, outer space, civil aviation, and engage in cooperation in space exploration, high- speed railway infrastructure, in agriculture, health, and other fields," the Chinese president said in a seperate statement to Chinese media.
As to the possible areas of cooperation in outer space and in space exploration, the joint statement commits the United States and China to “expanding discussions on space science cooperation and starting a dialogue on human space flight and space exploration.” According to the statement, the two countries will arrange “reciprocal visits of the NASA administrator and the appropriate Chinese counterpart in 2010.” More from AFP and Florida Today.
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