Beijing, Nov. 23 -- The Chinese and US militaries held their second working group meeting this year, the Chinese navy was quoted by the country's state media.

Xinhua reported that the annual session of the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) for 2025 was held from November 18 to November 20 in Hawaii, the United States. The first of MMCA's 2025 working group meeting was held in Shanghai in April this year.

The exchanges were conducted on the basis of equality and respect, and the two sides had a "candid and constructive" exchange of views primarily on maritime and aerial security issues involving China and the United States.

The talks took place amidst tensions between Beijing and Tokyo over the Japanese Prime Mini...