China
Chinese vice premier meets U.S. treasury secretary
Source: CCTV.com | 04-03-2009 11:10
Special Report: G20 Summit in LondonLONDON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan met here with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Thursday night, hours after the G20 financial summit rounded off.
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Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (R, front) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner in London, Britain, April 2, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) |
Wang said the successful meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Barack Obama "produced a series of important consensus" and "charted the path" for the development of China-U.S. relations.
Ahead of the summit, Hu and Obama had an hour-long meeting Wednesday afternoon, the first since Obama took office in January.