Foreign and Military Affairs

Hu seeks 'stable' US trade relationship

By Wu Jiao and Li Xiaokun (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-04-13 05:29
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Washington - China and the US should properly handle economic frictions through consultations on an equal footing, President Hu Jintao has just told his US counterpart.

Answering a question on China-US economic and trade relations, Ma Zhaoxu, spokesman for the Chinese delegation attending the nuclear security summit, said that the two presidents discussed bilateral economic and trade relations.

President Hu told President Obama sound and stable development of China-US economic and trade ties is good for China, good for the US and for world economic development, he said.

The two sides should properly resolve economic and trade frictions through consultations on an equal footing and jointly uphold the larger interests of China-US economic cooperation and trade, Hu told Obama.