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BEIJING - The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of State today announced that the sixth meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) will be held in Beijing, China in early July 2014. For the Dialogue, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew and Secretary of State John Kerry, as President Obama's Special Representatives, will join their respective Chinese co-chairs, Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, along with members of the Chinese delegation and their U.S. colleagues.
The Dialogue will focus on addressing the challenges and opportunities that both countries face on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global areas of immediate and long-term economic and strategic interest, and will follow up on discussions Secretary Lew had with China's leadership today in Beijing and Secretary Kerry had in Beijing in February.
Further details regarding the precise dates, press credentialing, and press opportunities will be made available in the weeks ahead.
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