U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
Joint Statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner on the Establishment of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.

Bilateral Relationship With China
Date: 03/11/2009 Description: Secretary Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi before their meeting. State Dept Photo Secretary Clinton (Mar. 11): "Our bilateral relationships cover a broad range of issues, but we make clear to all nations, including China, that a mutual and collective commitment to human rights is important to bettering our world as our efforts on security, global economics, energy, climate change, and other pressing issues. With that in mind, Foreign Minister Yang and I discussed the resumption of the human rights dialogue between our two countries. While we may disagree on these issues, open discussions will continue to be a key part of our approach. And human rights is part of our comprehensive agenda." Full Text | View Video