The economic track of the 3rd round of China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue opened with both sides seeking to address practical issues that have held back the smooth progress of their relations.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said on Monday that China and the United States share a lot of common interests and the bilateral ties are important to the world.Special Coverage
The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries held a conference in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian literary giant and first Asian Nobel laureate, on May 7.
The second meeting on Nepal-China's Tibet Trade Facilitation Committee began in Nepal on Monday.
When Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the United States in January, he called on the governments of the two countries to "ascend a height to enjoy a distant view" in dealing with Sino-US relations.
China is mulling over new ways to protect ships and sailors from being hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden and in waters off Somalia, according to the water transport authority.
China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have held a joint counterterrorism drill along the border near Kashgar, at a time when there are indications extreme separatists are re-entering China from Central Asia.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State Councilor Dai Bingguo are now in Washington for the third China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue which will be held on May 9-10.
Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan and State Councilor Dai Bingguo left here Sunday afternoon for the third round of the China-US Economic and Strategic Dialogue which will be held on May 9-10 in Washington DC.
A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) left here Sunday for goodwill visits to Belarus, Bulgaria and Hungary.
As leading officials from the world's two largest economies meet next week, "strategic security" and "investment" might become key phrases dominating the 2011 Sino-US Dialogue to be held in Washington.
Villagers along the Hibiscus Highway in Savusavu of Fiji's Northern Island now have a reason to smile after the ground breaking ceremony of a Chinese-built new road on Saturday.