Wu Bangguo (L), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, meets with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, the United States, Sept. 10, 2009.(Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng) Photo Gallery>>>

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Visiting top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo on Thursday met with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common concern.

    Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, was the first top Chinese legislator that has visited the United States during the past two decades.

    Before meeting with Obama, Wu met U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the White House. Wu will hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton later in the day.

    On Wednesday, Wu met U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, telling her that his visit aimed to promote further growth of the China-U.S. relationship, which is, in his words, one of the most important, dynamic and promising bilateral ties in the world.

    Wu is here on a week-long official goodwill visit to the United States, the final leg of his three-nation tour to the Americas which also took him to Cuba and the Bahamas.

Wu Bangguo (L), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, meets with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, the United States, Sept. 10, 2009.(Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng) Photo Gallery>>>

Top Chinese legislator meets U.S. Senate leaders 

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Visiting top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo on Wednesday afternoon met Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Capitol, exchanging views on bilateral relations, inter-parliamentary exchanges and other issues of common concern.

    Speaking of his visit, Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, said he felt strongly that the U.S. government and the opposition, no matter whether Democrator the Republican, reached consensus on developing relations with China, expected the two countries to further strengthen cooperation and were willing to make efforts in this respect.Full story

Top Chinese legislator meets leaders of U.S. parliament group on China

     WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Visiting top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo praised U.S. lawmakers' support for closer bilateral ties and outlined China's stance on climate change when he met leaders of the U.S. parliament group on China at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

    Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, appreciated the efforts made by the leaders of U.S. Congress in improving connections between the two parliaments and two countries. Full story 

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