WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that it is extremely important to strengthen people-to-people exchange with China.

Trump made the remarks when meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong in the .

China and the held their first social and people-to-people dialogue on Thursday in Washington D.C., which was co-chaired by Liu and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.