China, U.S. start strategic economic dialogue amid financial crisis

    BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States started strategic economic dialogue in the Chinese capital on Thursday morning.

Vice premier: Effective mechanism has strengthened ties

    BEIJING, Dec. 4 -- Vice-Premier Wang Qishan wrote an article on the fifth China-United States Strategic Economic Dialogue in the Wall Street Journal Asia Wednesday. Below is the full text of the article.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary "very confident" of food safety in China

    BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer told reporters here on Wednesday that he was "very confident" of the quality of Chinese products, despite food safety scandals involving pet food, toothpaste and dairy products.

China, U.S. to hold 5th SED at "critical timing"  

    BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The deepening financial turmoil and the transition in the U.S. government has pushed the coming fifth China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) further into the limelight, experts told Xinhua on the eve of the talks.

Holding high hopes for Sino-U.S. joint solutions 
 
    BEIJING, Dec. 3 -- The Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) will start its fifth two-day session tomorrow in Beijing, with all eyes on how the two major economies will face the global financial crisis together even as Washington prepares for a handover of power to the Obama administration next month.

Paulson says engagement with China yields results 

   WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday that the engagement with China through the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) has helped yield many results.

FM: China hopes for successful economic dialogue with U.S. 

   BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday voiced hope of success for the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) with the United States later this week, saying that both sides will make efforts for this goal.  

Sullivan: SED importance stressed in presidential transition 

    BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel S. Sullivan said on Tuesday that the Obama team has already been briefed on the importance of the China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED).   

China eyes more strategic dialogue with U.S. under new president 

    BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- China wishes to maintain the existing high-level strategic contact with the United States despite a change of the U.S. government, a senior Chinese official said here Thursday.