State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan told visiting US Kentucky Governor
Ernie Fletcher Monday that China hopes to solve the trade disputes
between the two countries through dialogue and consultation and
avoid mixing trade problems with politics.?
In his meeting with Fletcher, Tang said that the two countries
should solve the problems from a perspective of long-term
development.
China will unswervingly go on the road of peaceful development
and will establish and develop long-term stable cooperative
relations with all the countries, including the United States, Tang
said.
Chinese and US presidents will exchange visits this year, which
will further promote the two countries' constructive relationship
of cooperation, Tang said, adding the Sino-US trade cooperation had
yielded substantial benefit for the two peoples.
Expressing his appreciation of China's efforts in protecting
intellectual property rights, Fletcher said that the two countries
share broad common interest and should strengthen communication and
enhance mutual understanding.
During the one-hour meeting, the US governor also asked for
further cooperation with China on horse raising and sale of
Kentucky whiskey.?
(Xinhua News Agency May 24, 2005)
