September 24, 2010
Wen meets Obama and Bill Clinton - sidelines of UN General Assembly
President Barack Obama urged Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to speed up the revaluation of his nation's currency, and that the slow pace of reforms was affecting both the global and U.S. economies, a top U.S. aide said.
The two leaders met at a 2 hour meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. They also discussed security issues including Iran, Sudan and the dispute between China and Japan regarding
Obama noted that "there had not been much movement since" China said in June that it would implement a more liberal currency policy, Bader said. Obama said the United States "looked for a more rapid and significant revaluation in coming months," Bader said.
Bader declined to characterize Wen's response to Obama, saying only that Wen "did reiterate Chinese intention to continue to with reform to their exchange system."
Premier Wen also met former President Bill Clinton. Wen said political and strategic mutual trust is the prerequisite and guarantee for the further growth of their bilateral relations. He noted that China-U.S. relations are currently at a crucial juncture, but on the whole, their common interests outweigh differences and disagreements.
For his part, Clinton said the coming decade is very important for U.S.-China relations, and the two countries should strengthen cooperation to face together various challenges. This will help the international community to regain and enhance confidence.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said political and strategic mutual trust is the key to the further development of China-U.S. relations during his meeting with former U.S. President Bill Clinton here Thursday.
Wen said such a trust is the prerequisite and guarantee for the further growth of their bilateral relations. He noted that China-U.S. relations are currently at a crucial juncture, but on the whole, their common interests outweigh differences and disagreements.
He said both sides should enhance further development of their bilateral ties by strengthening dialogs and broadening cooperation. He expressed the hope that Clinton could continue to play an active role in promoting China-U.S. relations.
The former U.S. president also said Clinton Fund is willing to enhance exchanges with China for greater achievements in cooperation.
Also on Thursday, in an exclusive interview with Fareed Zakaria, anchorman of CNN and special editor of the Times magazine, Premier Wen answered questions on issues including the world's economic situation, China-U.S. relations, China's reforms and development.
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