Talks with US start on positive note

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland: China and the US have made substantial progress in resolving contentious issues such as currency and trade deficit, Vice-Premier Wang Qishan said at the opening of the fourth Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) yesterday.

The two countries should adopt a patient approach and avoid "complicating and politicizing economic issues", he said.

"Our cooperation is an irreversible and unstoppable current. China needs the US, and the US needs China."