Strategic Economic Dialogue
The China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) has become important for the world's two most powerful countries, the United States and the People's Republic of China, to discuss mutually related topics and many misunderstandings could be avoided. The SED was initiated in 2006 by President George W. Bush and President Hu Jintao. The format is such that top leaders of both countries would meet twice a year at locations alternating between China and the US.[1] It has been described by a former U.S. Treasury official as "sort of like the G2".[2]
Meetings
- 1st round: December 14-15, 2006 (Beijing)
- 2nd round: May 22-23, 2007 (Washington, DC)
- 3rd round: December 12-13, 2007 (Beijing)
- 4th round: June 17-18, 2008 (Annapolis, MD)
- 5th round: December 4-5, 2008 (Beijing)
Representatives
- United States Secretary of the Treasury: Henry Paulson (2006-Present)
- Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China: Wu Yi (2006-2008)
- Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China: Wang Qishan (2008-Present)