Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan left Beijing on Sunday for the United States to attend the fourth round of China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue.
The dialogue is scheduled to be held from June 17 to 18 in Annapolis, Maryland. Vice Premier Wang Qishan, as special representative of Chinese President Hu Jintao, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, as special representative of U.S. President George W. Bush, will co-chair the meeting.
Wang's entourage included ministers and other senior officials from related departments of the State Council.
(Xinhua News Agency June 15, 2008)
