US President Barack Obama and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi have met in Washington.
![U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the White House, Washington, the United States, on March 12, 2009.[Zhang Yan/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20090313/000cf1a487730b244fca45.jpg "U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the White House, Washington, the United States, on March 12, 2009.[Zhang Yan/Xinhua]") |
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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the White House, Washington, the United States, on March 12, 2009.[Zhang Yan/Xinhua]
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The White House says both sides emphasized their mutual desire to build a positive and constructive relationship. Obama also stressed the importance of raising the level and frequency of U.S.-China military-to-military dialogue in order to avoid future incidents.
On the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, President Obama expressed his appreciation for the important role China has played as chair of the Six-Party talks. The two sides also agreed that China and the United States must work closely and urgently on the global financial crisis to stabilize the global economy.
