BEIJING, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with a U.S. Chamber of Commerce delegation led by the chamber's President and CEO Suzanne Clark in Beijing on Thursday.

The two sides agreed that China-U.S. economic and trade relations are vital, and they should enhance understanding through communication, advance mutually beneficial cooperation, and promote the steady development of China-U.S. relations.