(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-05-24 08:27

US President George W. Bush will meet China Vice Premier Wu Yi in Washington on Thursday for an update on her talks this week with U.S. finance and trade officials, the White House said on Wednesday.

White House spokesman Tony Fratto said Bush would meet her and her delegation sometime before 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT).

Bush's decision to talk with her reflected the importance of the U.S.-China dialogue, he said.

"The bilateral economic relations between China and the United States is probably the most important bilateral economic relationship in the world," he told reporters aboard Air Force One.