Clinton calls for deeper US-China partnership
BEIJING, (AFP)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called here Saturday for a
deeper partnership between the United States and China, with
co-operation on economy and climate change two of the most urgent tasks.
“As we start the new administration of President Obama, we want to
deepen and broaden our relationship,” Clinton told Chinese Foreign
Minister Yang Jiechi.
“We believe we have established a solid foundation but there is much
work to be done.
“And it is in our view imperative that the United States and China
cooperate on a range of issues from the economy to global climate change
to development and so much else.”
Yang expressed similar sentiments, saying China was looking forward
to working with the United States, but he did not go into specifics in
his introductory remarks in front of the media.
“The Chinese government highly values the China-US relationship,”
Yang said.
“We have always believed that the world’s biggest developing country
and biggest developed country... should and can establish a long-term
relationship that enjoys sound and steady growth.”
Clinton, on the final leg of a week-long Asian trip, was due to meet
President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao later on Saturday.
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