On December 23, Mr. Wang Chao, President of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA), met with Mr. William Zarit, Senior Counselor of the Cohen Group and Chairman Emeritus of the American Chamber of Commerce in China. The two sides exchanged views on China-US relations, bilateral economic ties and other issues of mutual interest. Amb. Zhao Weiping, Vice President of the CPIFA, and Mr. Chen Kaiwen, Chief China Representative of the Cohen Group were present at the meeting.