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BEIJING (Reuters) -China s newly appointed ambassador in Washington stressed the utmost importance of Taiwan in the Sino-U.S. relationship during his first meeting with a top U.S. official since assuming the job, according to Chinese state media. Qin Gang, 55, who has earned a reputation for pointed public defences of his country s positions, struck an optimistic tone as he arrived in Washington in late July to take up his post, saying great potential awaited bilateral relations. Meeting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, Qin said they both had an in depth, very frank exchange of views, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. The two sides agreed that Sino-U.S. bilateral relations are very important, and it is necessary to resolve issues through dialogue and communication, manage differences and contradictions, and improve bilateral relations, Xinhua said. The only issue to be directly mentioned in the report was Chinese-claimed Taiwan, the democratically ruled i