(Beijing Comprehensive News) China and the US health department held talks in Washington, and the two countries agree to strengthen global health affairs coordination on multilateral platforms.This is the first visit to the United States since 2017 in the China Health Department and Ministry of Health.

According to the report from the Xinhua News Agency (September 30) from Washington, the two countries also agreed to strengthen mechanism dialogue and multi -channel communication to promote close cooperation between technical institutions.

Cao Xuetao, deputy director of the National Health and Health Commission of China, said in the talks that China and the United States strengthening health and health partnerships will help maintain the health and global health and well -being of the two countries.China is willing to strengthen policy communication and coordination with the United States, and expand exchanges and cooperation in the fields of cancer prevention, chronic diseases, population aging, and medical research.

The report quotes Pam, deputy minister of the US Department of Health and Public Services, said that the world's largest and second -largest economic parties in the world are critical to maintaining global health and security.

Sino -US relations fell to historical low during the crown disease.Since the beginning of this year, the two countries have strengthened their contact in the fields of economy, climate change, and fentanyl.

During the visit to the United States, Cao Xuetao communicated with the head of the institute of the National Health Research Institute and the chairman of the National Medical College.It is the first time that the two countries have held a think tank dialogue on the field of health.