Top legislator Wu
Bangguo met the speaker of the US House of Representatives,
Dennis Hastert, in Beijing yesterday and they pledged to further
regular legislative exchanges and cooperation.
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Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress (NPC), said the regular exchange mechanism between the NPC
and the US Congress has progressed smoothly, and played a positive
role in promoting relations.
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Hastert said relations have made great progress in recent years,
and hoped the NPC and the US House of Representatives can enhance
dialogue through the mechanism.
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"China and the US have enjoyed common interests and a foundation
for cooperation although differences exist," said Wu, stressing
that China would like to work with the US to view bilateral
relations from a more strategic perspective.
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On the Taiwan issue, Wu said China appreciates the Bush
administration's adherence to a "one-China" policy and observance
of the three Sino-US joint communiqués, and hoped the US Congress
would do more to help improve cross-Straits relations without
sending the "wrong signals" to separatists.
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Hastert said the US welcomed new progress in relations across the
Taiwan Straits.
(Xinhua News Agency August 5, 2005)