Senior Chinese and US officials on Friday held "productive and constructive" consultations on issues of arms control and the prevention of proliferation.
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Wang Guangya and US Undersecretary of State John Bolton had an extensive and frank exchange of views on the issues, which had increased mutual understanding, sources from the Chinese Embassy said.
During the discussion, the two sides also looked forward to continuing the talks on the issues.
The Chinese side elaborated its principled stance on the Taiwan issue.
Wang also met with Secretary of State Colin Powell and said that during the successful meeting Chinese President Jiang Zemin and US President George W. Bush held in Shanghai in October, the two sides reached consensus on the development of constructive relationship of cooperation between the two countries, which has borne major significance on the long-term development of bilateral relations.
Wang stressed that the Chinese side is willing to work hard on this with the United States.
Powell said that the two sides agreed that China, the United States and the world community should further increase cooperation in the anti-terrorism struggle.
Wang also met with other senior officials of the US State Department and exchanged views with them on issues of Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, the Middle East, the situation in South Asia and other matters of common concern.
(Xinhua News Agency November 30, 2001)
