BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang called on U.S. enterprises to cooperate and trade more with Chinese counterparts, as he met with two U.S. business chiefs on Monday.

China is at a crucial stage of reform to develop a more open economy, Wang told Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, and Wendell P. Weeks, chairman and CEO of Corning Incorporated.

The vice premier said he is hoping business exchanges can help shape a new type of major-country relations between China and the United States.