Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called for further
cooperation between China and the U.S. as the two countries wound
up two days of economic talks with a slew of agreements in
Beijing.
US Treasury Secretary Henry
Paulson (L) talks with China's President Hu Jintao during a meeting
at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 13, 2007. Under
agreements reached at the concluding day of the Third China-US
Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), qualified foreign-invested
companies, including banks, will be allowed to issue
renminbi-denominated stocks and bonds. [Agencies]
"I hope the two sides can make efforts to perfect the dialogue
so that it can better serve the overall development of the
Sino-U.S. constructive and cooperative relations," Hu told a
delegation to the Third Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) headed by
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Hu, who initiated the dialogue with U.S. President George W.
Bush in 2006, said a great deal of helpful experience have been
gathered in the past three talks.
"The dialogue, together with other mechanisms, has become an
important occasion for enhancing mutual strategic trust and
practical cooperation," he said.
China was willing to work with the U.S., from a strategic and
long-term view, to further cooperation in international and
regional issues, Hu said.
"We need to respect and address major mutual concerns,
consistently broaden mutual interests, and achieve new development
in the constructive and cooperative relations between China and the
U.S. in the new year," he said.
Paulson said the Chinese and U.S. presidents established the
important principles for the economic dialogue, which had become a
platform for the two sides to promote trust.
He said the U.S. side would continue to forge ahead with the
dialogue with more fruitful results.
He said in a closing statement after the dialogue, "The quality
of our discussions has improved over the last year, as we have come
to know one another better."
(Xinhua News Agency December 14, 2007)
