Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stated that China and the United States should appropriately hold their problems in trade and economic cooperation through fair dialogue and consultation.
Wen made the marks when meeting with US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, Trade Representative Robert Portman and Secretary of Agriculture Michael Johanns, who are here for a China-US trade and economic joint committee annual meeting.
"Trade and economic cooperation are important component parts of Sino-US relations and a concrete indication of the two countries' interests," Wen said.
"It has been proved that the development of Sino-US trade and economic ties has yielded tangible benefits for the people of the two countries and promoted the mutual-beneficial cooperation between China and the United States," he said.
China is the largest developing country and the United States, the largest developed one, Wen said. "Maintaining the steady and fast growth in the two economies will contribute to the world economy in an era of globalization."
"Closer trade and economic cooperation between the two countries will benefit the world economy and that is very significant," he said.
The Chinese premier urged the two countries to deal with bilateral trade and economic ties with regard to long-term benefits and from a global point of view.
"We two countries should respect and handle each other's concerns, properly deal with problems emerging in our cooperation through equal dialogue and friendly consultation and exert common efforts for the sound development of our trade and economic cooperation."
