Chinese President Hu Jintao said during a meeting with his US counterpart Barack Obama on Wednesday that mutual respect for and consideration of each other's core interests are key to ensuring a sound and stable development of Chinese-US relations.

The Chinese president noted that the Taiwan issue remains the most important and sensitive core issue in China-US relations.

As situation across the Taiwan Strait continues to improve, cross-strait relations have got on the track of peaceful development, he said.

No matter how the situation across the strait evolves, China will steadfastly adhere to the one-China policy and resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence," "One China, one Taiwan" and "Two Chinas," he said.

China appreciates the US government's commitment to the one-China policy and the three Chinese-US joint communiques, as well as its opposition to "Taiwan independence" and Taiwan's joining international organizations limited to sovereign states, Hu said.

China hopes the United States will honor its commitment and properly deal with issues related to Taiwan and support the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, he said.

Hu also said Tibet has always been an inseparable part of China, and the Chinese government has been practicing regional autonomy in Tibet and striving to safeguard human rights and religious freedom of the people there according to laws. China is also committed to the preservation of Tibet's fine traditional culture, he added.

China hopes the United States will adhere to its recognition that Tibet is an inseparable part of China's territory and its opposition to "Tibet independence," and fully understand and respect China's stand in this regard, Hu said.

Obama, for his part, said the US government is committed to the one-China policy and the three US-China joint communiques, and this stand remains unchanged.