High-level dialogue vital to ties

Top officials from both sides of the Strategic Economic Dialogue expressed hope that the Obama administration would continue the dialogue China and the United States.
Vice-Premier Wang Qishan and US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson greet each other at a singing ceremony during the Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue in Beijing on Thursday.
Agencies/chinadaily.com.cn
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