US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke will lead a high-level US team next month for the
first meeting of the Strategic Economic Dialogue, the US Treasury
Department said on Tuesday.
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, US Trade Representative
Susan Schwab, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Heath and Human Services
Secretary Mike Leavitt, Energy Secretary Sam Bodman and Stephen
Johnson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, will also
join in the delegation, said the department in a statement.
The discussions, which will take place December 14-15 in
Beijing, would cover a range of issues including global growth,
China's integration into the world trading system, stable energy
markets and cooperation between the two countries on environmental
issues, said the statement.
The US delegation will also meet with President Hu Jintao,
Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier Wu Yi, it added.
(Xinhua News Agency November 29, 2006)
