Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President George W. Bush spoke
on the phone on Monday and discussed cementing economic dialogue
and promoting bilateral trade ties.
Bush first extended his condolences over China's losses as a
result of Typhoon Saomai that hit several coastal provinces in
southeast China.
Bush also said that Washington hoped that the US-China economic
dialogue and cooperation would be enhanced, which would surely
inject fresh impetus to the already robust economic and trade
relations between the two countries.
Hu said that with the strengthening of the economic ties between
China and the US, enhanced bilateral economic dialogue would be
conducive to the economic and trade cooperation and the development
of the constructive cooperative relationship between the two
countries.
The dialogue would also bring about positive impact on the
global economic growth, as well as the world's stability and
security, Hu said.
China would like to maintain contact with the US in this
respect, Hu added.
(Xinhua News Agency August 22, 2006)