Foreign aid cooperation targets poverty, hunger

China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on foreign aid cooperation on Friday in Washington during President Xi Jinping's state visit to the US.

Focusing mainly on foreign aid in agriculture, health and human resources training, the Sino-US cooperation and communication development memorandum, signed by Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng and Alfonso Lenhardt from the US Agency for International Development, enriched bilateral ties, said Wang Shengwen, director-general of the Commerce Ministry's Foreign Aid Department.

"The Sino-US cooperation in international assistance is a high-light in bilateral collaboration between the two countries," said Wang.