From AFP:
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his US counterpart, George W. Bush, spoke on the phone about building closer bilateral ties and resolving global disputes such as Iran, China said Friday.
The pair spoke on Thursday, covering a range of topics that included the Iranian and North Korean nuclear issues, as well as Taiwan, the foreign ministry said in a statement posted on its website.
“China is willing to make efforts with the US to push forward dialogue and reach more consensus and achievements so as to make more contributions on pushing forward Sino-US constructive cooperation,” the ministry quoted Hu as saying. [Full Text]