US President George W. Bush met with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan in the White House Wednesday and applauded the results of the fourth Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) that concluded earlier in the day.

US President George W. Bush (R) meets with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan in the White House, June 18, 2008. Bush applauded the results of the fourth Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) that concluded earlier in the day. (Xinhua Photo)

Bush said the 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework signed after the SED talks demonstrated that China and the United States have broad shared interests in the area and that both sides are serious on the issue of environmental protection.

He noted that the two nations need to identify long-term goals within the framework and share environmental protection technical know-how.

Bush said he was also glad about the agreement reached at the SED meeting to launch negotiations on a bilateral investment protection accord between the two nations and hoped to see positive results from the negotiations very soon.