U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson left Beijing Wednesday evening, concluding his fourth China tour after taking the position in July last year.
Paulson met with Chinese President Hu Jintao Wednesday afternoon, and held closed-door talks Tuesday with Vice Premier Wu Yi, discussing how to pave way for the third Sino-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), which is to be held in Beijing in December.
In an exclusive interview with Xinhua Tuesday evening, Paulson said the SED, a biannual dialogue between Beijing and Washington launched last September, has helped bilateral economic relationship to survive hard times.
"The SED allowed us to build a strong relationship, which has been useful in keeping our economic relationship on an even keel even during the times of tension," he said.
The Treasury Secretary traveled to China Sunday with the first stop in northwest China's Qinghai Province, a place dubbed as "China's Water Tower" and source of the country's major rivers.
He spoke highly of the efforts made by the Chinese government to protect and restore environment in the special region.
This is Paulson's second visit to China this year, following his short tour in March.
He also met with heads of China's top economic planning body, central bank, forestry department, regulatory commissions of banking and securities.
Source: Xinhua
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