Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday pledged to increase dialogue and cooperation with the United States, following a rocky period of trade and currency disputes between the two nations.
US President Barack Obama meanwhile said during talks with Hu in Seoul that as leading economic and nuclear powers, both sides had an obligation to work together to halt proliferation and to ensure strong, balanced growth.
"The Chinese side stands ready to work with the US side to increase dialogue, exchanges and cooperation so that we can move forward the China-US relationship on a positive, cooperative and comprehensive track," Hu said in the talks, held on the sidelines of a G20 summit.
The US leader meanwhile said it was clear the US-China relationship had grown stronger in recent years because the sides now discussed global as well as bilateral issues.
"As two leading nuclear powers obviously we have (a) special obligation to deal with nuclear proliferation," Obama said at the meeting in a Seoul hotel.
"As two of the world's leading economies we have a special obligation to deal with ensuring strong balance and sustained growth."
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