Wu Qian says consultations on maritime security issues will also be held via a video conference by the end of the year.

吴谦表示，两国还将于年底举行海上军事安全磋商视频会议。

Both sides promised to expand maritime security cooperation.

双方承诺扩大海上安全合作。

The two countries have also decided to safeguard maritime security and stability, and make the East China Sea a sea of peace, cooperation and friendship.

两国还决定维护海洋安全稳定，将东海打造成和平之海、合作之海和友好之海。

The ministry says the drill aims to demonstrate the ability of the two sides to jointly respond to maritime security threats, and maintain international and regional peace and stability.

国防部表示，此次演习旨在展示双方共同应对海上安全威胁的能力，维护国际和地区和平与稳定。

He said they discussed heightened tensions in the region and the need to promote maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world's traded oil passes.

他说，双方讨论了该地区的加剧的紧张局势，以及促进霍尔木兹海峡海上安全的必要性。全球五分之一的石油贸易经过该海峡。