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U.S. team in China for strategic talks

BEIJING: A high-profile U.S. delegation arrived in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon for the landmark China-U.S. strategic economic dialogue, aimed at examining long-term strategic issues in bilateral trade.

The delegation was led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. The economic strategic dialogue will be held in the Great Hall of the People on Thursday and Friday.

The meeting is the first under a twice-a-year strategic economic dialogue mechanism, which was launched in the Chinese capital in September.

Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi and Mr. Paulson will co-chair the dialogue as special representatives of President Hu Jintao and President George W. Bush. The dialogue is the highest-level one among the existing China-U.S. dialogue and consultation mechanisms.

The dialogue will also involve Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, who is paying his first visit to China.

The U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab will also take part in the meetings. — Xinhua

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