China on Friday urged the United States to remove obstacles in military ties at the start of the annual defense talks.

"China-U.S. military relations still stay at a difficult period. We expect the U.S. side to take concrete measures for the resumption and development of our military ties," Qian Lihua, director of Foreign Affairs Office of China's Defense Ministry, said.

Qian made the comment at the start of the two-day Defense Policy Coordination Talks in Beijing, co-chaired by Qian and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney.

Source: Xinhua