Chinese vice premier meets U.S. president on ties

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan met with U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday to discuss China-U.S. relations.

Wang was to wrap up his three-day visit to the United States on Thursday. He arrived in Washington on Tuesday to co-chair the 23rd Session of the China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade with acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk from Tuesday to Wednesday.

Earlier on Thursday, Wang also met separately with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon.