State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan said Sunday China is willing to
work with the US to push forward bilateral ties and address each
other's concern.
Tang made the remarks when meeting with Antonio Villaraigosa,
mayor of Los Angeles. Tang said China-US relations have been
developing well, and the two countries have kept close exchanges
between state leaders and officials of other levels.
President Hu Jintao paid a successful visit to the US in April
and he met with US President George W. Bush once again in July in
Russia's St. Petersburg.
"That has effectively promoted China-US constructive cooperative
ties," he said.
"We are willing to join hands with the US to fulfill the
consensus reached by the two state leaders, enhance bilateral
exchanges and cooperation, address each other's concerns and
properly settle disputes," the state councilor said.
Tang hopes that Los Angeles could make new achievements in its
cooperation with China.
Villaraigosa said China plays "very an important" role in his
city's future development. Los Angeles is to actively promote its
cooperation with China in the fields such as trade, investment,
environmental protection and tourism, he said.
Villaraigosa arrived in Beijing early Sunday to start his China
trip.
(Xinhua News Agency October 9, 2006)
