Bush meets Chinese Vice Premier

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Source: CCTV.com | 06-19-2008 15:21

US President George W. Bush has met with Vice Premier Wang Qishan in the White House. Bush applauded the results of the fourth Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue or SED that concluded earlier in the day.

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) meets with Chinese Vice  Premier Wang Qishan in the White House, June 18, 2008.   Bush applauded the results of the fourth Sino-U.S. Strategic  Economic Dialogue (SED) that concluded earlier in the day. (Xinhua Photo)

Bush said the two sides have demonstrated their commitment to environmental protection with the signing of the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework. He said the framework shows their broad shared interests in the sector.

Wang Qishan noted the SED mechanism was jointly initiated by Chinese president Hu Jintao and US president George W.Bush. Wang said China is willing to work with the US to facilitate the consensus reached by their leaders to make the dialogue process even more productive.