China and the United States should build a coordinated, cooperative and stable relationship and work hard to make military-to-military ties a stabilizer for the China-US relationship, said Wu Qian, a spokesperson with the Ministry of National Defense, on Thursday.

China has been resolute in fighting against provocations by the US in fields including trade, Wu said, adding that the Chinese army has unwavering resolve in safeguarding the security of national sovereignty and territorial integrity and ensuring the Chinese people enjoy happy lives.

Wu said the relationship between the two armies is generally stable and the two sides have been engaging in normal exchanges and communication.