Senior Chinese legislator Cheng Siwei Monday met with New York
City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, calling for concerted efforts to
promote the constructive and cooperative ties between China and the
United States.
Healthy and stable development of China-U.S. ties not only
accords with the fundamental interests of the two countries and
their people, and also is conducive to the world peace, stability
and prosperity, said Cheng, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee
of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top
legislature.
Cheng said China is ready to continuously expand common
interests with the U.S. and enhance dialogue, mutual trust and
cooperation, to promote the development of constructive and
cooperative ties between the two countries.
Bloomberg hailed China's amazing changes and great success,
saying China is playing a more and more important role in the world
arena.
Besides bilateral relations, the two also exchanged views on
such issues of population, poverty, trade, stock market, housing,
environment and energy, according to the Chinese People's Institute
of Foreign Affairs, who invited Bloomberg to visit China.
(Xinhua News Agency December 11, 2007)
