State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan said on Tuesday that China hopes to
work with the US to expand cooperation for mutual benefit.
"Under the new international situation, relations between China
and the US have taken on a greater global influence and strategic
meaning," Tang said in a meeting with former US Secretary of State
Colin Powell.
Tang said relations between China and the US have witnessed
stable development in recent years and there is opportunity for
further development.
"China hopes to expand reciprocal cooperation with the US and
increase consultation and coordination on key international and
regional issues to further boost China-US ties," he said.
President Hu Jintao met with US President George W. Bush in
Russia on Sunday on the sidelines of the G8 St. Petersburg summit.
This is their second meeting following their talks in Washington
D.C. in April.
Powell said relations between the US and China are very
important and he believes the two countries will properly handle
disputes and continuously improve cooperation.
Powell is visiting China at the invitation of the Chinese
People's Institute of Foreign Affairs.
(Xinhua News Agency July 19, 2006)
