Sino-US strategic dialogue held in US
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-08 21:56

US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick (front) and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo. Two of the world's most powerful nations have kicked off a new round of strategic talks in Washington, to underscore their shared responsibilities as "stake-holders" in the global economic and security system and manage some frictions in their increasingly complex relationship. [Xinhua]