Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu announces at the regular press conference:

As agreed upon bilateral consultation, the Second China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue will be held in Beijing from May 24 to 25. Chinese President Hu Jintao's special representatives, Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State Councilor Dai Bingguo, will co-chair the Dialogue with US President Obama's special representatives, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner. The two sides will have extensive and in-depth exchange of views on issues of strategic, long-term and overall significance in the bilateral relations.