Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi said Friday that developing sound and
stable Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations was in the interests of both
countries.
Trade between China and the United States was mutually beneficial, Wu noted
while meeting Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen in Memphis, the second largest
city in the state of Tennessee.
She said that China was the third biggest export market for Tennessee and
bilateral trade has grown rapidly. In 2005, China purchased 1.4 billion U.S.
dollars of products from Tennessee including grain, cotton, chemical products
and electronic parts.
China's market was open, the vice premier said, adding that China welcomed
the export of more U.S. products to China and encouraged more Tennessee
enterprises to invest there.
Bredesen said the economic and trade cooperation between Tennessee and China
was very close. He expressed his hope that the friendship between the people of
Tennessee and Chinese people would be further enhanced through strengthening
bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
On Friday, Wu also visited the headquarters of the U.S. FedEx Corporation in
Memphis accompanied by its Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith.
Memphis is the third stop of Wu's visit to the United States. She arrived
here Friday afternoon after having visited Hawaii and Los Angeles,
California.