Vice Premier Wu Yi met in Beijing on Thursday with visiting US
senators Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, and
Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York.
They exchanged views on China-US relations and economic and
trade cooperation between the two countries.
Wu said the bilateral economic and trade cooperation has brought
about substantial benefits for people of the two countries and it
is in the common interests to keep and further develop such
relations.
Wu expressed her hope that the US will cooperate closely with
China and rely on consultations to resolve the existing problems in
the process of development.
Wu hopes that the US will avoid trade protectionism and prevent
the trade issues from being politicized.
The two senators said they have been able to witness China's
rapid development during the current visit. They noted that the
people of the two nations share a lot in common and the economies
of the two countries are of complementary.
They said the relationship between the US and China is very
important, which their visit proved, adding they hope both sides
will work together to solve problems in bilateral trade.
(Xinhua News Agency March 24, 2006)
