Top officials set for Washington exchanges
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TOP officials from China and the United States will meet in Washington next week to discuss issues ranging from security to the economy and people-to-people exchanges, China’s foreign ministry said yesterday.
The two countries have decided that the seventh China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the sixth China-US High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, ministry spokesman Lu Kang said.
The S&ED will be chaired by Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, acting as Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representatives, and US Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew for US President Barack Obama.
The CPE will be co-chaired by Vice Premier Liu Yandong and Kerry.
“China is ready to work with the United States to implement the consensus reached by their leaders, enhance strategic communication, promote mutually beneficial cooperation and properly handle differences so as to push for new progress in the building of a new model of major power relationships” said Lu.
The CPE will discuss cooperation in education, science and technology, culture, health, sports, women and youth, Lu said.
The S&ED and CPE, among more than 90 dialogue mechanisms between China and the US, have become the most important regular platforms between the two countries, gathering dozens of influential officials in fields ranging from trade and finance to diplomacy and defense.
“The coming S&ED and CPE will help enhance mutual understanding and build trust, promote cooperation and make preparations for President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States in September,” Assistant Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang said.
“This year’s strategic dialogue will cover a wide range of topics, including bilateral, regional and global issues of common concern,” Zheng said.
Hot topics include climate change, China-US interaction in the Asia-Pacific region, management of differences and sensitive issues, United Nations and multilateral issues, science and innovation, green ports and ships and illegal trade in animals and plants.
Ahead of the strategic dialogue, Chinese and US representatives of the military and related departments will meet to discuss security, Zheng said.
China’s Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said: “The major task for the economic dialogue is to reach agreement on economic issues and create a good environment for the presidential summit in September.”
At the economic dialogue, officials will have in-depth discussions on macro-economic policy and restructuring, promoting trade and investment and stabilizing and reforming the financial market, Zhu said.
The US and China are increasingly economically interdependent, with trade volume hitting US$550 billion last year.
US investment in China has amounted to nearly US$100 billion, while Chinese investment in the US has also grown, official data indicates.
“Increasing China-US economic cooperation is not only in tune with the requirements of the two peoples, but also a reflection of two countries’ efforts to shoulder their responsibilities as world powers,” Zhu said.
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