WASHINGTON, June 20 (Xinhua) -- China and the United
States began their fourth round of strategic dialogue in Washington on Wednesday
and both sides are expected to have an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral
relations and major international and regional issues of mutual concern.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and U.S.
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte co-chaired the two-day event.
This dialogue mechanism, which is built in accordance
with the consensus reached in 2004 between Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S.
President George W. Bush, is an important platform for the two countries to
communicate on strategic and political level. The previous dialogue was held in
Beijing in November last year.
BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States
will hold their fourth round of strategic dialogue in Washington from June 20 to
21, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced here Tuesday.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and U.S.
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte will co-chair the dialogue, Qin
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