Speaking at governors forum, NPC official calls China, US 'inseparable'

The scope of cooperation between China and the United States has expanded as a result of efforts by their governments and people over the past four decades, and the two are now inseparable, Wu Weihua, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said at the 4th China-US Governors Forum in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Tuesday.

Forty years ago, China made its historic choice for reform and opening-up, which set its direction for development. At virtually the same time, it established formal diplomatic relations with the United States, and that was no coincidence, he said.

With reform and opening-up, China sought international exchanges and cooperation, including those with the United States, he said, adding that the great achievements arising from that moment have been attributed not only to the efforts of the Chinese people but also to the normalization of relations and cooperation between the two countries.