BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- A senior
Chinese diplomat said here on Tuesday that China welcomes Washington's
economic stimulation plans and hopes such measures will yield more results.
"We will enhance policy coordination on
macro-economics and expand economic and trade cooperation with the United
States," said Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese ambassador to the United States, in an
interview with Xinhua.
China will, along with U.S. efforts, is pushing for
the reform of the international financial system, tighter financial monitoring
and the preservation of the stability of the international financial market so
as to pull world economy back to the regular track of development, Zhou said.
China and the United States rank as each other's 2nd
largest trade partners. Bilateral trade surged more than 130 times to reach
333.7 billion U.S. dollars from 1979 to 2008, Chinese customs figures show.
Zhou lauded the political ties between the two states
since they established diplomatic relations in 1979, following the Korean War
and decades of curtaining off.
"The Chinese-U.S. ties have grown into one of the
most vigorous bilateral relations along with the most important influence and
greatest potential," Zhou said, noting such relationship benefits not only the
two peoples but also world peace and development.
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his U.S. counterpart
Barack Obama have agreed to build a positive, cooperative and comprehensive
relationship between the two countries in the 21st century.
China and the United States have cooperated on major
international and regional issues, such as counter-terrorism, non-proliferation
and climate change, Zhou said.
Personnel exchange is also frequent between the two
countries, Zhou said. About one-third of overseas Chinese students were in the
United States and 12,000 U.S. students came to China last year.
Comprehensive changes were occurring in the
international situation and the global financial crisis was expanding, Zhou
said.
"Under such a context, the responsibility that was
shouldered by both China and the United States of safeguarding world peace and
stability was much more great," Zhou said.
"There's also increasing common interests and broad
prospective for cooperation," he noted, urging the two states to abide by the
three Sino-U.S. joint communiques, a series of agreements that served as the
political foundation of the diplomatic relations.
SHANGHAI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary
Locke said in Shanghai Friday that he expected cooperation between China and the
United Stated in the fields of clean energy technology and carbon emission
elimination would benefit both countries in the campaign against climate change.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke
delivers a speech at a welcome reception hosted by the American Chamber of
Commerce in Shanghai and the United States-China Business Council, in east
China's Shanghai, July 17, 2009. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
"I believe there is great opportunity for greater
cooperation between United States and China," said Locke, a Chinese American, in
his speech at a welcome ceremony jointly hosted by American Chamber of Commerce
in Shanghai and the US-China Business Council. Full story
United States Energy Secretary Steven
Chu gives a speech on energy and climate at Tianjin University in Tianjin,
north China, July 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Xiang) Photo Gallery>>>
BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Energy Secretary
Steven Chu on Friday concluded his four-day China trip after visiting a clean
energy company and a university.
Early Friday morning, Chu traveled to Langfang, a
town 60 kilometers southeast away from Beijing, for a tour to ENN Group that is
committed to the clean energy production and application. Full story
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) on
Thursday met with U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu (L) and Trade
Secretary Gary Locke to highlight the importance of collaboration on trade
and energy.(Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) Photo
Gallery>>>
BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on
Thursday met with U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Trade Secretary Gary
Locke to highlight the importance of collaboration on trade and energy.
"As a crucial part of China-U.S. relations, our trade and
energy cooperation is important for both countries' economic growth and
sustainable development," Wen said in a statement issued by the Foreign
Ministry. Full story
BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Gary Locke and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, both Chinese Americans, began
their China tour by stressing the importance of cooperation between the two
nations in slowing global warming. Full story
