Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, Spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense (MND), answered media queries on August 27. More information is provided below: Question: It was reported that Defense Minister Dong Jun recently paid a visit to Timor-Leste and went to Indonesia to attend the Second Ministerial Meeting of China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue. Please share more information with us. Zhang Xiaogang: Upon invitation, Defense Minister Dong Jun recently visited Timor-Leste and went to Indonesia for the Second Ministerial Meeting of China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue. These are concrete steps implementing the important consensus between the leaders of China and Timor-Leste, and China and Indonesia. The visits will further deepen mutual trust in security and defense cooperation, and contribute to building a community with a shared future with neighboring countries. The relationship between China and Timor-Leste is stronger than ever before. During the first visit by a Chinese defense minister to Timor-Leste, Minister Dong Jun held separate meetings with the President and the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on bilateral relations and military-to-military ties, the international and regional situation, and other issues of shared interest. They agreed to further deepen defense cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral formats, and elevate the military-to-military relationship to a higher level. In recent years, bilateral defense cooperation between China and Indonesia has improved in both quality and efficiency, setting an example for new-type defense cooperation among the Global South and major developing countries. China will work with Indonesia to advance cooperation in defense and military development from a strategic perspective, further tap the potential of defense cooperation, and promote regular and institutionalized cooperation on defense equipment and technology, joint exercises and training, personnel training, and maritime security. The two sides will continue these efforts to provide solid security safeguards for their respective development, play a key role in regional stability, and inject more stability, certainty, and constructive factors into a world marked by changes and turmoil.