Senior CPC official urges \"stable development\" of China-U.S. ties

Li Yuanchao, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with a U.S. delegation here on Friday, calling for the \"stable development\" of bilateral ties between China and the United States. \"The stable development of the China-U.S. relationship is not only related to the interests of the people of the two nations, but also to the peace, stability and development of the whole world,\" Li told the delegation from the Center for American Progress, a Washington-based think tank. \"The two countries need to respect each other\'s core interests and major concerns, enhance mutual strategic trust and expand reciprocal cooperation to advance the partnership between China and the United States,\" said Li, who is also the head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. John Podesta, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, said that the think tank is willing to continue to put forth efforts for further exchanges and dialogue with the Chinese side, and make contributions to improving bilateral ties.