Chinese vice premier meets with WTO chief

BEIJING - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang met with Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), in Beijing on Friday.

Noting uncertainties in global economic recovery, Wang said countries should enhance mutually beneficial cooperation rather than engage in trade protectionism.

China supports the WTO in strengthening supervision over trade policy and playing its role in settling trade disputes, said Wang.

He said China will continue to promote the Doha Round of WTO negotiations and safeguard the authority and credibility of the multilateral trading system.

Earlier on Friday, Wang also met with former US National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft.

Wang voiced appreciation of Scowcroft's long-term efforts to promote China-US relations as well as bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

The two sides exchanged views on current China-US economic relations.