Chinese President Hu Jintao put forward a five-point proposal in Washington on Thursday for further development of Sino-U.S. relations.

Hu made the proposal during his speech at a welcome luncheon Thursday hosted by friendly organizations in the United States.

"In the face of the complex and fluid international situation and various risks and challenges, the people of our two countries should step up cooperation and work with people across the world to share opportunities, meet challenges and build a better future for mankind," Hu said.

In the first decade of this century, China and the United States worked together and made steady progress in building a positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship for the 21st century. China-U.S. relations have reached unprecedented breadth and depth, said the Chinese president.

"Given the ever changing circumstances in the world and in our respective countries, what should we do to take a sound and steady China-U.S. relationship into the new decade?"