Sino-US cooperation on upswing: Ambassador

WASHINGTON: For Zhou Wenzhong, who has spent almost three decades as a career diplomat focused on Sino-US relations, the two countries have never before shared so many common interests.

"Mutual beneficial cooperation has never been so extensive," said the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday, nine days before US President Barack Obama embarks on his first trip to China.

Zhou, 64, said the Sino-US relationship has developed into be one of the most important and dynamic bilateral relationships in the world. "Its strategic significance and global influence have been increasing day by day," Zhou said.