Foreign Ministry Spokeman Liu Jianchao announces,

As agreed by China and the United States, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and US Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick will hold the 2nd China-US Strategic Dialogue in Washington, the US capital, from December 7th to 8th. The two sides will, on the basis of the 1st China-US Strategic Dialogue held in August this year, make further in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the Sino-US relations.