BEIJING, Dec 4 (Reuters) - China's pursuit of fast, stable growth is the country's contribution to restoring global financial stability, Vice-Premier Wang Qishan said on Thursday.
Speaking at the the start of a fifth meeting of the "Strategic Economic Dialogue" between the United States and China, Wang said Beijing backed Washington's efforts to stabilise world financial markets.
Restoring confidence and avoiding a global financial meltdown must be the priority for policy makers, Wang said.
With U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson looking on, Wang said China would work with the United States to conclude the Doha round of global trade talks and fight protectionism in all its forms. (Reporting by Zhou Xin; Writing by Alan Wheatley; Editing by Ken Wills)