Special Report:  30th Anniversary of Sino-U.S. Diplomatic Relations    

    WASHINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The United States and China on Thursday agreed to continue to use and further develop those regular exchange mechanisms established before to facilitate parliamentary exchanges between the two countries.

    The consensus was reached during a meeting between Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the U.S. House of Representatives and a delegation of China's National People's Congress (NPC), headed by Chairman Li Zhaoxing of the NPC Foreign Affairs Committee.

    Both sides spoke positively of the important roles that the Congress and NPC have played in the growth of China-U.S. relationship through inter-parliamentary exchanges and cooperation.

    The two sides also exchanged views over issues of common concern such as energy and climate change.

Gates: U.S.-China military ties steadily improving


    WASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said here on Wednesday the military relationship between the United States and China is steadily improving despite a recent incident between the two sides over an American surveillance ship in the South China Sea.

    "One of the concerns that I have about Impeccable (the U.S. surveillance ship) is that my impression was that the military relationship was steadily improving," Gates said at a news briefing.

Obama: U.S. favors stronger relations with China

    WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States and China share important international responsibilities and his administration is committed to a stronger relationship with China to make joint efforts in dealing with various global issues and challenges.

    Obama made the remarks at a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the White House, according to Chinese officials.

Chinese, U.S. top diplomats hold talks

    WASHINGTON, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his U.S. counterpart Hillary Clinton held talks here Wednesday, exchanging views on bilateral relations and other issues of mutual concerns, including the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula and the Group of 20 (G20) summit.

    The two diplomats reached consensus on a wide range of issues, agreeing to further strengthen dialogues and cooperation and make joint efforts to push bilateral ties forward.