|
Chinese leaders meet with Colin Powell
(Xinhua/Reuters)
Updated: 2004-10-25 13:29
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands
with visiting US Secretary of State Colin Powell prior to their talks in
Beijing October 25, 2004. [newsphoto.com.cn]
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) talks with US
Secretary of State Colin Powell during a meeting in Beijing October 25,
2004.
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands
with visiting US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Beijing October 25,
2004. [Xinhua]
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (R) welcomes US Secretary
of State Colin Powell during a meeting in Beijing October 25, 2004. Powell
hoped China to exert its influence over North Korea to resume
six-party negotiations on scrapping its suspected nuclear weapons
programmes. [Reuters]
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) talks with
US Secretary of State Colin Powell during a meeting in Beijing
October 25, 2004. Powell hoped China to exert its influence over
North Korea to resume six-party negotiations on scrapping its suspected
nuclear weapons programmes. [Reuters]
Chinese Foreign
Minister Li Zhaoxing (R) walks with visiting US Secretary of State Colin
Powell in Beijing prior to their talks October 25, 2004. [AFP]
U.S. Secretary of
State Colin Powell answers a question at a news conference in Beijing
October 25, 2004. [Reuters] |
Chinese President Hu Jintao said in Beijing that regular contact and
dialogue between China and the United States on bilateral relations and issues
of common concern are of great significance to the development of Sino-US
constructive cooperative relations.
Hu made the remark in a meeting with visiting US Secretary of States Colin
Powell.
He expressed his appreciation for Powell's positive contributions to the
improvement and development of Sino-US relations during his term as US Secretary
of State.
Powell extended US President George W. Bush's greeting to Hu and said Bush
expected to meet Hu at the upcoming APEC meeting in November.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao also met with visiting US Secretary of State Colin
Powell Monday and said that meetings of Chinese and American leaders will help
to advance Sino-US relations.
During his meeting with Powell, Wen said he
appreciated the contributions the secretary of state had made to promoting
Sino-US relations.
He said Powell's visit to China reminded him of the
happy experience of his visit to the United States 11 months ago, where he had
talks with Powell and met with US President George W. Bush.
The meeting
has substantiated the principles guiding Sino-US relations and will play a
positive role in advancing such relations, Wen said.
Powell said he was
very happy to visit Beijing once again and Wen's US visit remained fresh in his
memory. During that visit, President Bush reaffirmed the one-China
policy.
Powell arrived in Beijing Sunday afternoon for a two-day visit to
China. This is the second leg of his Asian tour. He had visited Japan before
coming to Beijing and will also visit the Republic of Korea.
|
