Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, February 22, 2002
Hu Jintao: China, United States Have Extensive Common Interests
Chinese Vice-President Hu Jintao said Friday that both China and the United States bear important responsibilities and have extensive common interests in many issues.
Chinese Vice-President Hu Jintao said Friday that both China and the United States bear important responsibilities and have extensive common interests in many issues.
Speaking before visiting U.S. President George W. Bush's speech at Qinghua University Friday morning, Hu said China and the United States are both great countries, and the two peoples are both great peoples. The development of international situation has repeatedly demonstrated that China and the United States bear important responsibilities and have extensive common interests in safeguarding peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and the world as a whole, promoting regional and global economic growth and prosperity, fighting against terrorism and other cross-border crimes, and addressing environmental deterioration and other global problems, Hu said.
Hu Jintao: Sino-U.S. Friendship Conforms to Two Peoples' Wish
Chinese Vice-President Hu Jintao said Friday that Sino-U.S. friendship conforms to the wish of the people of the two countries and the trend of the times.
Speaking before U.S. President George W. Bush's speech at Qinghua University, Hu said that as long as the two sides respect each other, treat each other as equals, seek common ground while reserving differences, Sino-U.S. relations will be able to develop in a healthy and steady way.