Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Jiang Yu announces:

As agreed by China and the U. S. and appointed by their respective governments, Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Burns will co-chair the third China-U.S. Strategic Dialogue to be held on November 8 in Beijing. The two parties will make in-depth exchange of views on the current China-U.S. relations and international and regional issues of common interest.

Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo will meet with Burns and his company respectively.