Beijing - Army deputies said on Thursday that the door to military exchanges with the United States remains open, but urged the Pentagon to take the initiative to fix the stagnant Sino-US military relations.

The Pentagon needs to make "real gestures" to bring back normal relations between the two militaries, they said.

China in January decided to suspend military exchanges, including scheduled high-level visits between the Chinese and US armed forces, in response to the White House's announcement that it would sell a package of arms worth about $6.4 billion to Taiwan.