US-China relationship needs direct involvement of top leaders to manage and Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visit provides a "good opportunity" to help restore positive momentum to the relationship, former US ambassador to China Stapleton Roy has said.
US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman on Wednesday said Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to Washington later this month will be "exciting and historic."
United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Wednesday visited China's nuclear command center, where Chinese military officials briefed him about China's nuclear policy and strategy, according to sources from the Ministry of National Defense.
The economic relationship between the United States and China "provides tremendous benefits" to both nations, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said on Wednesday.
A Chinese military official said Tuesday that China's military hardware development is not aimed at any other country while talking about the reported test flight of the J-20 stealth fighter jet.
China said on Wednesday that it hopes to forge effective cooperation with the United States in the Asia-Pacific region.
Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said Wednesday that China and the United States will continue communication and coordination on climate change.
The strong economic benefits resulting from cooperation between China and the United States will push the two countries toward more integration, a University of Chicago professor said.
China and the US on Monday agreed to jointly reduce the risk of "miscalculation" between the two powerful armed forces, as they restore military ties frayed by a massive US arms deal to Taiwan a year ago.
Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay a state visit to the United States from January 18 to 21 at the invitation of US President Barack Obama.FM meets Clinton before Hu's US visit
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his US counterpart Hillary Clinton vowed on Wednesday that their countries would cooperate closely, despite differences on China's currency and other issues.
Top US and Chinese officials are preparing for the upcoming state visit of China's leader to the United States as they try to forge a common approach to global challenges.