Foreign and Military Affairs
Chinese FM meets with Hillary Clinton on bilateral ties
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-23 20:48
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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, talk during a their meeting at the 17th Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) Regional forum in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, July 23, 2010. [Agencies] |
HANOI - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here on Friday to discuss bilateral exchanges and cooperation.
During the meeting, Yang said China-US relations have maintained fine development momentum in recent years.
China is ready to work together with the US side to implement consensus reached by leaders of the two countries and maintain frequent exchanges of visits at all levels, said Yang.
For her part, Clinton spoke highly of recent development in bilateral ties. She said United States would like to join hands with China to enhance strategic dialogue and mutual respect.
Clinton said United States and China should expand cooperation on economic, trade, investment and a wide range of areas to maintain positive development momentum of bilateral ties.
In response to the planned US-South Korean military drills, Yang said China firmly opposes foreign warships and military aircraft entering the Yellow Sea and other coastal waters of China to engage in activities affecting China's security and interests.
Yang urged relevant parties to exercise calm and to refrain from acts that might escalate tension in the region.
Yang also met Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon here on Friday. During the meeting, the two sides vowed to enhance cooperation level, promote coordination in multilateral affairs, strengthen cultural exchanges and advance bilateral strategic partnership.
