Congress urged to continue its push for better relationship
Chinese students hold up a copy of China Daily, featuring President Hu Jintao's meeting with his US counterpart Barack Obama, during their welcome to Hu as he arrived in Chicago. Huo Yongzhe / China Daily |
WASHINGTON - President Hu Jintao has called upon the United States Congress to continue helping the two countries boost their relations.
Pursuing a healthy and steady development of China-US ties is China's established policy and strategic choice, Hu stressed in talks here with Speaker John Boehner of the House and Majority leader Harry Reid of the Senate on Thursday
It has also been the consensus of US administrations, whether Republican or Democratic, since the two countries established diplomatic relations 32 years ago, he said.
Thanks to the two nations' concerted efforts, China-US ties have been moving forward steadily, Hu said, citing increasing cooperation and coordination on trade, terrorism, climate change, Korean Peninsula denuclearization and other bilateral, regional and global issues.
A sound relationship between Beijing and Washington not only serves the fundamental interests of both peoples, but greatly contributes to the peace, stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, Hu said.
With China and the US differing in culture, social system and development level, it is normal for the two sides to have differences on some issues, he said.
But what matters most is the common interests of the two countries, he said, adding that Beijing's position is that the two sides should seek common ground while reserving differences, so as to pursue common prosperity on the basis of mutual respect and equality.
China is ready to work together with the US side to enhance communication, mutual trust and cooperation, and work for a China-US cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and mutual benefit, he said.
Emphasizing that China and the US are two large economies and have great potential for economic and trade cooperation, he said as long as both sides apply an open, cooperative and win-win approach, the China-US economic and trade cooperation will certainly make more achievements and bring more tangible benefits to both peoples.
Xinhua
(China Daily 01/21/2011 page3)