Fri,Nov 22,2013

Chinese official stresses China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges

(Xinhua) 13:30, November 22, 2013

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Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shake hands after signing a memo during the fourth China-U.S. High-level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) in Washington, the United States, Nov. 21, 2013. China and the United States reaffirmed Wednesday the importance of and commitment to deepening practical cooperation and enhancing the people-to-people exchange in ensuring a better future for the China-U.S. ties. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong on Thursday stressed the importance of people-to-people exchanges between her country and the United States.

"Today, people-to-people exchanges, political trust and business cooperation have together become the three pillars underpinning the new model of major-country relations between China and the United States," she told the U.S. Institute for Peace.

The exchanges have reached an "unprecedented level in both frequency of visits and depth of interaction," said Liu, who earlier in the day co-chaired an annual consultation on people-to-people exchanges with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

She and Kerry reached agreement on future exchange programs.

（Editor：ZhangQian、Liang Jun）