US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

Updated: 2013-07-12 13:46

(China Daily)

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US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang gives opening remarks at Wednesday's start of the two-day Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington. Seated is US Secretary of State John Kerry, whose presence at the S&ED was limited due to his wife's sudden illness. Photos By Sun Chenbei Except For Indicated / China Daily

US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talks with Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang. Cai Chunying / China Daily

US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

US Vice-President Joe Biden, the highest-ranking official at the S&ED, formally opens the event with a speech on Wednesday at the State Department in Washington. Seated from left are: State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Vice-Premier Wang Yang of China, and Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew of the US.

US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

Panelists at the S&ED joint se ssion on climate chang e on Wednesday at the State Department were, from left: State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Vice-Premier Wang Yang of China, and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Deputy Secretary of State William Burns.

US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

State Councilor Yang Jiechi of China makes a point during his address at the opening of the S&ED. Seated behind him is Vice-Premier Wang Yang. The two led the Chinese delegation.

US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

Vice-Premier Wang Yang speaks on Thursday night at a reception following the conclusion of the fifth S&ED. The dinner was hosted by the US-China Business Council and the National Committee on United States-China Relations, in cooperation with nine other organizations active in China-US affairs. Cai Chunying / China Daily

US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

The two countries' delegations are assembled for the final group photo at the two-day S&ED, an ongoing series of high-level discussions intended to develop relations between China and the United States.

(China Daily USA 07/12/2013 page20)

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