Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao met with Edwin M. Lee, the mayor of San Francisco, in Beijing on Tuesday, vowing to enhance China-US cooperation at local level.

Li said the new Chinese leadership attaches great importance to its relations with the United States, and hopes that the two sides will respect each other, increase mutual trust, and manage and control their disparities.

He also called on the two sides to strengthen exchanges and cooperation at local level, and build a new type of relations between great powers.

Lee said the city of San Francisco will make positive efforts in promoting friendly exchanges and cooperation with China in the fields of culture and science.