国内英语资讯:Spotlight: China, U.S. conclude social, people-to-people talks with substantial results_时事

国内英语资讯:Spotlight: China, U.S. conclude social, people-to-people talks with substantial results

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Senior Chinese and U.S. officials wrapped up the First China-U.S. Social, People-to-People Dialogue here Thursday with substantial outcomes.

The one-day dialogue, co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, is one of the four high-level talks agreed upon during the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, in April.

Liu said under the new circumstances, strengthening people-to-people exchanges is vital to the sound and stable development of bilateral relations.

The two sides should implement the consensus reached by the leaders, raising people-to-people exchanges and cooperation to a new level so as to lay a firm social foundation for the development of bilateral relations, she added.

The first round of the China-U.S. Social and People-to-People Dialogue concluded with a joint statement and more than 130 outcomes, including an action plan.

Both countries pledged to boost cultural exchanges to enhance people-to-people ties.

The joint statement said both are committed to supporting the establishment of long-term communication and cooperation between their cultural organizations.

China and the United States will help promote bilateral cooperation between public cultural industries, as well as exchange visits among high-level cultural groups.

The statement said exchanges and cooperation at local levels are one of the most active and robust areas in China-U.S. relations, indicating that the commonalities between the two far outweigh their differences.