Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with John Podesta, president of the Center for American Progress, in Beijing, capital of China, on Sept. 3, 2009.
China is ready to work with the United States to lift bilateral cooperation to a higher level, China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin said on September 3.
Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's political advisory body, met with a delegation from the U.S. think-tank Center for American Progress headed by President and CEO John Podesta.
Podesta, former White House Chief of Staff, is in China to attend the China-U.S. Dialogue and other activities.
Jia said during the meeting that China and the United States shoulder important and common responsibilities on major and pressing issues concerning peace and development.
