U.S. Secretary of Treasury arrives in Beijing

U.S. Secretary of Treasury Henry M. Paulson arrived in the Chinese capital Wednesday morning to continue his four-day China visit.

During his stay in Beijing, Chinese leaders and officials from the State Development and Reform Commission and the Ministries of Finance, Commerce, Health, and Information Industry are scheduled to meet or hold talks with him, respectively.

The two sides are expected to exchange views on issues including strengthening economic and trade cooperation, which benefits the two countries' constructive partnership, and influences global economic safety, stability and growth, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang.

This is Paulson's first visit to China since he took office as Secretary of Treasury this July.

Paulson arrived in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, on Tuesday, and later held talks with Xi Jinping, secretary of the provincial committee of the Communist Party of China.

Source: Xinhua