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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Vice Premier Wu Yi open a New York Stock Exchange office in Beijing December 11. (© AP Images)

Third U.S.-China Economic Dialogue Ends with Multiple Agreements

From product safety to financial sector reform, energy and the environment, tensions between two of the world’s largest economies make frequent headlines. The United States and China have a complex relationship -- increasingly connected, occasionally at odds. Managing that relationship and addressing the wide array of related issues requires the top-level, multifaceted approach found in the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, which held its third meeting December 12-13 near Beijing. (complete text)

Broad U.S.-China Dialogue Advances Toward Long-Term Goals

A comprehensive economic dialogue has helped the United States and China broaden their perspectives on bilateral relations and deepen their understanding of each other’s concerns, according to U.S. experts. The U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) was launched in 2006 by President Bush and President Hu Jintao to deal with the complexity of the U.S.-China economic relationship. The SED is conducted through twice-a-year, Cabinet-level meetings and follow-up engagement. “There is no question the dialogue has provided a mechanism for much more serious, high-level consideration of big issues than ever before,” Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, tells USINFO. (complete text)

Views Mixed on Boycotting 2008 Beijing Olympics

Debate continues on calls from human rights and press freedom groups for a boycott of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to protest the Chinese government's repression of journalists and human rights activists and its policies toward Sudan, but some argue that a boycott would accomplish nothing and could be counterproductive. (complete text)

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