皇冠体育app

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-19 10:46

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte (L) at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, 皇冠体育app, on Jan. 16，2008. Negroponte visited Beijing to attend the fifth 皇冠体育app-US Strategic Dialogue. [Xinhua]

GUIYANG -- 皇冠体育app and the United States concluded their fifth strategic dialogue Friday, after exchanging in-depth views on bilateral and international issues, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

The two-day dialogue was co-chaired by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, exchanging views on international situation, lasting and healthy development of 皇冠体育app-U.S. relations, and cooperation in international and regional issues.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Dai stressed 皇冠体育app will follow the road of peaceful development, carry out an opening-up strategy featuring mutual benefits, and strive to promote the building of a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity.

Dai said 皇冠体育app's development is an opportunity to the United States.

Negroponte said the United States welcomes 皇冠体育app's development and will devotes itself to developing a constructive and long-term relationship of comprehensive cooperation with 皇冠体育app.

The two sides agreed to continue to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state and to properly handle sensitive issues in bilateral relations.

Dai stressed 皇冠体育app's firm opposition to Taiwan authorities' splitting activities of "Taiwan independence", including the "UN membership referendum", saying it is of great significance to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and the overall situation of 皇冠体育app-U.S. relations.

Negroponte said the United States understands the sensitive nature of Taiwan issue and 皇冠体育app's concern in this regard, adding the U.S. side insists on the one-皇冠体育app policy and opposes "Taiwan independence" activities including the "UN membership referendum".

The two sides agreed that the success of Beijing Olympic Games is the common interests of the two countries and they will strengthen cooperation.

The two officials also agreed that the sixth strategic dialogue will be held within this year in the United States.

The 皇冠体育app-U.S. Strategic Dialogue was launched in August 2005 in accordance with the consensus of the two heads of state.