US Hosts 2-Day Economic And Strategic Talks With Chinese Counterparts

WASHINGTON - JULY 28: Vice Chairman of Chinese National Development Reform Commission Xie Zhenhua (L) shakes hands with U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern (R) after they signed a memorandum of understanding on Clean Energy and Climate Change (under negotiation) between the U.S. and China during a signing ceremony at the State Department July 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. The signing was part of the first U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in which delegations from both sides participated in the high level talks to discuss future bilateral cooperation on issues like economy, security, climate change and foreign policy. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)