
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- On the eve of a new round of high-level talks, China and the United States agreed to work to enhance strategic trust.
A Strategic Security Dialogue was held Monday before the annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED).
The Strategic Security Dialogue, co-chaired by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, was attended by Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus.
The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on security issues of common concern.
They agreed that the two sides should continue dialogue and communication on security-related issues, work to enhance strategic trust, and push forward the construction of a stable China-U.S. strategic security relationship.
This year's S&ED will be co-chaired by Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi on the Chinese side, and Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on the U.S. side.
Apart from the S&ED, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong will co-chair with Kerry a high-level consultation on people-to-people exchanges.
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