Washington, January 10th—Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with Jon Finer, US Principal Deputy National Security Advisor. Both sides agreed to continue to make joint efforts to implement the important consensus and outcomes reached by the two heads of state and maintain communication, exchanges and cooperation in this regard. The two sides also exchanged views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues, and Liu elaborated on China's position on the Taiwan question, the South China Sea issue and other issues.