Chinese top lawmaker Wu
Bangguo Friday called for the legislative bodies of China and
the United States to enhance dialogue for closer
China-US ties.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National
People's Congress (NPC), made the appeal when meeting with Lisa
Murkowski, chairwoman of the Asia-Pacific group of the US Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
"Parliamentary exchanges are a key component of state-to-state
ties," Wu said.
The NPC, China's parliament, held two rounds of talks
respectively with the US Senate and House of Representatives last
year.
"Such consultations had significant impact on enhancing mutual
understanding and political trust," he said.
He said the NPC attaches high importance to its relations with
the US Congress and is ready to improve dialogue, exchanges and
communications through a regular exchange mechanism to jointly
ensure bilateral constructive cooperative ties to grow in a healthy
and steady way.
He hailed the new progress of the China-US ties, saying that it
was well proved that the development of the China-US relationship
serves the common interests of the two countries and the two
peoples as well as the peace, stability and development of the Asia
Pacific region and the world.
Murkowski said her short trip to China has convinced here that
the more dialogues the legislative bodies have, the better
relations the two countries will have.
Describing US-China relations as "very important", she said she
believed the two countries should work together to bring more
benefits to the two peoples through frank dialogue and expanded
cooperation.
(Xinhua News Agency January 14, 2006)
