Chinese leaders congratulate Obama on election as U.S. president
胡锦涛温家宝电贺奥巴马当选新一届美国总统
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday sent messages to congratulate Barack Obama on his election as President of the United States.
"China and the United States share broad common interests and important responsibilities on a wide range of major issues concerning the well-being of humanity. To grow long-term healthy and stable China-U.S. relations serves the fundamental interests of our countries and peoples and is of great significance to the maintenance and promotion of peace, stability and development in the world," Hu said in his message.
"The Chinese government and I myself have always attached great importance to China-U.S. relations. In the new historic era, I look forward to working together with you to continuously strengthen dialogue and exchanges between our two countries and enhance our mutual trust and cooperation on the basis of the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques, with a view to taking our constructive and cooperative relationship to a new high and bringing greater benefits to people of our two countries and the rest of the world."
In his congratulatory message sent to Obama on the same day, Premier Wen Jiabao said "a sound China-U.S. relationship meets the common aspiration of the our two peoples and the need to maintain peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large."
Wen also expressed belief that with joint efforts of the two sides, the China-U.S. constructive and cooperative relationship would make new progress.
Meanwhile, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping extended congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as Vice President of the United States.
国家主席胡锦涛５日致电奥巴马，祝贺他当选新一届美国总统。
胡锦涛在贺电中表示，中美两国在事关人类福祉的一系列重大问题上，拥有广泛的共同利益，肩负着重要的共同责任。发展长期健康稳定的中美关系，符合两国和两国人民的根本利益，对维护和促进世界的和平、稳定与发展具有重要意义。中国政府和我本人一贯高度重视中美关系。在新的历史时期，我期待着与你共同努力，在中美三个联合公报的基础上，不断加强两国的对话与交流，增进双方的互信与合作，把中美建设性合作关系提高到新的水平，以更好地造福两国人民和世界各国人民。
同日，国务院总理温家宝致电奥巴马，祝贺他当选美国总统。温家宝表示，一个良好的中美关系是我们两国人民的共同期盼，也是维护亚太地区和世界和平、稳定与繁荣的需要。他相信经过双方共同努力，中美建设性合作关系一定能取得新的发展。
国家副主席习近平致电拜登，祝贺他当选美国副总统。
