Senior Chinese official meets US House representatives

BEIJING: Wang Chen, vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, met with members of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that the healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations serves the basic interests of the two peoples, when meeting with Dina Titus, Ann Kirkpatrick and Alan Lowenthal.

Wang called on both sides to follow the directions set by the two countries’ leaders in a meeting held in Osaka, Japan, and to adhere to the tenets of mutual respect and benefit, so as to realise further development of bilateral ties on the right track.

The U.S. Congress should prudently and appropriately deal with issues related to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Xinjiang and Tibet, and refrain from acts that might damage bilateral ties, Wang added.

US-China relations are of great importance, said the US representatives, adding that the US side is willing to deepen exchanges and cooperation. tightens rules on immigrants, refugees, and related activities of charities, was definitely approved by parliament on Aug. 5.

On Aug. 8, the League’s leader prompted the crisis by publicly saying the governing majority no longer existed, and it was time to “go back to voters.”

At the end of his speech, the prime minister declared that the experience of his government ended here, and he would remit his mandate.

“I take the opportunity to announce that, at the end of this debate, I will go to the President of the Republic to inform him about the end of this government’s experience, and to present my resignations as prime minister,” he said.

The Interior Minister spoke immediately after PM Conte.