BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Ma Kai on Sunday met with visiting Comptroller General of the United States Gene L. Dodaro.

Ma said the increase of communication on auditing between China and the United States will help promote the communication of the two governments and strengthen their partnership.

He hopes the two countries' audit departments will enhance cooperation under the principle of equality and mutual benefit.

At the invitation of China' s National Audit Office, Dodaro participated in the 63rd meeting of the governing board of International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province in southwest China.