WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- China and the United
States reached broad consensus on bilateral, regional and international issues
in their sixth strategic dialogue held here Monday.
The meeting, co-chaired by visiting Chinese State
Councilor Dai Bingguo and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte,
focused on how to keep the healthy and stable momentum in the development of
China-U.S. relations and how to enhance the two-way cooperation and coordination
on regional and global issues.
Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (R)
shakes hands with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte in
Washington Dec. 15, 2008. Dai Bingguo and John Negroponte co-chaired the
sixth China-U.S. Strategic Dialogue in Washington on Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang
Yan) Photo
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Dai, who is paying a weeklong working visit to the
United States for the dialogue, noted that this round of dialogue was taking
place at an important time as the two countries are going to mark the 30th
anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations.
The past three decades, he said, has witnessed
continued development of China-U.S. relations and the unceasing enrichment of
the strategic foundation of bilateral ties.
Dai said that the link of common interests in
bilateral relations has become increasingly firm while a new situation of mutual
integration of interests has developed.
Dai noted that over recent years, the definition of
China-U.S. relations has become more specific, that the global significance of
China-U.S. relations has become more conspicuous, that the channel for dialogue
between the two countries has been better unclogged, that the mutually
beneficial cooperation between the two countries has become more extensive, and
that the social basis for China-U.S. friendship has become firmer.
So far, China-U.S. relations have entered a crucial
stage which serves as a link between past and future, and have faced both new
challenges and news opportunities, he said.
Dai said the two sides should hold on to the general
direction of relations of constructive cooperation with a strategic and
long-term vision, strengthen high-level exchanges and dialogue to keep enhancing
strategic mutual trust, properly handle the Taiwan issue to maintain peace and
stability across the Taiwan Straits, extend the mutually beneficial cooperation
between the two countries with a developing vision and a open-minded way of
thinking, strengthen the exchange of view and coordination between the two
countries on major regional and international issues, properly handle any
difference and sensitive issue between the two countries, and develop
nongovernmental exchanges in an in-depth way.
Negroponte said the U.S. side is heartened by the
development of U.S.-China relations in political, economic, cultural,
educational and military aspects over the last three decades, which witnessed
the establishment of sound contacts between the leadership of the two countries,
the unprecedented vigorous two-way trade and commerce, the deepening exchange
between the two peoples and fruitful cooperation on the international stage.
He noted that the U.S.-China relations have brought
concrete benefits to the peoples of the two countries and people in the rest of
the world as well, and more and more Americans now support the development of
U.S.-China relations.
Negroponte said that U.S.-China relations, which have
become one of the most important bilateral relations in the world, need to be
steadily handled and be fostered with great care by both countries.
He reaffirmed that the United States will always
stick to its one China policy.
Dai and Negroponte agreed that at a time when the
world is undergoing a lot of profound changes, the two countries need to forge
greater cooperation to jointly deal with the international financial crisis,
climate change, terrorism, nonproliferation, energy security and other
challenges, so as to promote global peace, stability and development.
They also agreed that since its creation three years
ago, the China-U.S. strategic dialogue mechanism has become a platform for sound
communications on in-depth, strategic and important issues in bilateral
relations, and it has contributed to enhancing mutual under standing and
strategic trust, promoting bilateral cooperation in all fields and accumulating
valuable experience.
Both sides believe the two countries should make
efforts to safeguard and develop the China-U.S. strategic dialogue mechanism and
further top its potential to push forward China-U.S. relations.
The China-U.S. strategic dialogue mechanism was
launched in August 2005 in accordance with consensus of the heads of state of
the two countries.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China hopes that the
Sino-U.S. relationship could continue to develop in a sound and stable manner
and achieve even greater and better growth in the next 30 years or a longer
period of time, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo said.
This is not only in the common interests of the two
countries but also beneficial to the world as well, Dai said at separate
meetings with Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. secretary of state, and Robert
Zoellick, president of the World Bank.
BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States
concluded a high-profile economic dialogue on Friday morning, with "important
consensus" reached on the financial turmoil and critical issues of the two
economies.
The two sides agreed to "strengthen financial regulation
together" and "enhance the role of developing countries in international
financial institutions", Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan told reporters after
the conclusion of the fifth round of the Sino-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue
(SED).
BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official said
here on Thursday that China and the United States have reached consensus in five
major areas to step up energy and environmental protection cooperation during
the on-going fifth round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED).
Zhang Xiaoqiang, vice minister in charge of the National
Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said the five areas are as
follows.
