On July 27, 2009, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo said in Washington that the first round of China-US strategic and economic dialogue had a good beginning and both sides conducted sound exchanges.

At the end of the dialogue, Dai Bingguo met with journalists together with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Dai noted that the two sides exchanged opinions widely and discussed the bilateral relations and other issues of common concern during the dinner with Clinton on July 26 and the dialogue on July 27.

The bilateral relations have gained enormous development since the old generation of leaders of China and the US opened the door of friendly exchanges 37 years ago, stressed Dai. The two sides should especially cherish, maintain and develop this relationship.

Hillary said that the two sides spent a pleasant day during the dialogue on July 27 and conducted effective discussions.

The first round of China-US strategic and economic dialogue is held in Washington, capital of the US from July 27 to 28, 2009. The two countries will carry out in-depth exchanges, communications and discussions on the strategic and long-term issues with overall importance in the fields of political security and economy.

After an opening ceremony and a plenary session held on the morning of July 27, Dai Bingguo and Hillary Clinton co-chaired the strategic dialogue, while the economic dialogue was co-presided by Chinese Vice Premier of the State Council Wang Qishan and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Franz Geithner.