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The fifth round of China-U.S. S&ED, to take place in Washington D.C. this week, will be co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechias well as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew.


The high-level officials will act respectively as special representatives of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama.


The S&ED, initiated in 2009 Ecco Collin UK Sale , aims to advance the China-U.S. bilateral cooperative partnership, deepen communication and coordination on macroeconomic policies and major issues in the global economy, and boost economic and trade cooperation.


The dialogue mechanism was upgraded from former Strategic Dialogue and biennial Strategic Economic Dialogue, which were initiated by the two heads of state in 2005 and 2006, respectively.


Briefing reporters last week on the fifth round of S&ED in Beijing Ecco Leather UK Sale , Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang said that the June summit between Xi and Obama in California drew a blueprint for China-U.S. relations, and both sides will further exchange views on building a new type of relationship between major powers and topics including climate change and United Nations peacekeeping in the forthcoming high-level dialogue.


In the strategic track of 2012 S&ED held in Beijing, the two sides agreed to promote high-level exchanges, enhance dialogue and consultation, jointly address regional and global challenges Ecco Yucatan Sandals UK Sale , step up bilateral collaboration and expand cooperation in the fields of climate change, energy, environment, science and technology.


In the outcomes of the strategic track of the third round of S&ED held in Washington D.C., the two nations acknowledged that the two sides have a wide range of common interests with a shared goal of maintaining peace Ecco Jack Sneakers UK Sale , stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, and decided to establish a U.S.-China consultation on the Asia-Pacific.


The two nations also decided to enhance communication and coordination on regional and global issues including the Korean Peninsula to jointly address common challenges and safeguard peace and stability.


SSD TO DEEPEN MUTUAL TRUST


China-U.S. Strategic Security Dialogue (SSD) was launched in 2011. It was first held in Washington D.C. under the framework of the third round of S&ED, and co-chaired by then Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun and U.S. Deputy State Secretary James Steinberg.


Leading officials from diplomatic and military departments of both sides also attended the dialogue.