US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that enhancing "people-to-people exchanges" with China is extremely important.
Trump made the remark during his meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong at the White House.
In the meeting, Liu said the two countries have held a fruitful social and people-to-people dialogue and she hopes both sides can join hands to promote cooperation in fields including education, science, culture, health, sports and environmental protection.
Beijing welcomes Trump's state visit to China later this year at Chinese President Xi Jinping's invitation, and is willing to work with Washington on the preparations to make the visit a historic success, Liu said.
