China-US first strategic talks reach amicable results

02 Aug '05

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China and the United States held their first strategic talks and reached to amicable results to increase co-operation and constructive relations.

The closed-door dialogue, the first senior-level meeting of its kind between the two countries, was co-chaired by Vice-Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, who arrived in Beijing on Sunday.

During a full day of discussions starting at 9 am, both sides exchanged views in a candid and in-depth manner, according to a Foreign Ministry press release.

Both sides agreed the dialogue was helpful and constructive in improving mutual understanding.

The two sides reiterated that the long-term, healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations is in the interests of both nations and peoples.

Maintaining and expanding co-operation between China and the United States is of great significance to promoting peace, stability and development of the Asia-Pacific region and the world both at present and in the future, it said.

The two countries would actively implement the consensus reached between their leaders and push forward their constructive relations and co-operation by increasing dialogue, building mutual trust, and handling differences properly.

The two sides also agreed to hold a second strategic dialogue in the United States.

The first dialogue came as a result of the consensus reached between President Hu Jintao and US President George W. Bush during the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit in Chile last year. The dialogues may take place twice a year.

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