The friendly relationship between China and United States is getting stronger, as the two giant countries once again organized another global project that would benefit not only the planet, but also the entire human race.

Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the U.S. government and the Chines government is expanding their cooperation through the seas by battling illegal fishing worldwide, Phys.org reports.

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Kerry noted that the two nations are all set to "working hard to address differences and to find the areas of commonality.

The announcement comes amid the talks between the two nations' security and economy. The talks are apparently a prelude to the meeting between President Barack Obama and China's President Xi Jinping this fall. 

Fox News said the ocean preservation movement appears to be a light involvement for China, who is currently facing a lot of more contentious issues like cybertheft and its scandalous island-building in the disputed islands situated in the South China Sea.

Meanwhile, State Counselor Yang Jiechi, who was in attendance on Wednesday's talks, believes that the two countries have "broad common interests in global maritime governance" that's why they are capable of reclaiming and maintaining a "peaceful and tranquil" marine environment.

Aside from their main goal of batting illegal fishing, the U.S. and China are also eyeing means of clearing the plastic in oceans and lowering the alarming levels of water pollution. 

Their ocean preservation movement is also seen as a panacea for ocean acidification that is said to contribute heavily to climate change.

"On the marine environment, there's an urgent need for our countries to step up and help lead," Kerry said.  

He then went on to say, "The oceans are part of us, all of us. We need to heed carefully the responsibilities we have."

Based on a recent Pew Research Center poll, the U.S. has been receiving a lot of support from many countries for its remarkable move of helping Asia, Yahoo News has learned.

Meanwhile, Vice Premiere Wang Yang opined through an interpreter that business investment was the most important aspect of the cooperation between China and the United States.

"There are still problems and obstacles, and these require new ways of thinking," he added. 

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