Backgrounder: Major achievements in China-US S&ED, CPE talks before 2015

2012 S&ED in Beijing on May 3-4:

Special representatives of both sides agreed to work together in optimizing the investment environment for companies in both countries.

The two-day dialogue resulted in both parties reaching several significant agreements.

In the strategic sector, the two sides agreed to promote high-level exchanges, enhance dialogue and consultation, jointly address regional and global challenges, step up bilateral cooperation and expand cooperation in the fields of climate change, energy, environment and science and technology.

They agreed to hold the next round of the Asia-Pacific affairs consultation in the second half of this year, according to the outcome document.

This round of economic dialogue yielded 67 outcomes, covering macro-economics, trade and investment as well as finance.

2011 S&ED in Washington on May 9-10

The two countries signed the US-China Comprehensive Framework for Promoting Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth and Economic Cooperation. This has been dubbed as a milestone for China-US economic cooperation by the two sides.

China and the United States also reached consensus on a host of bilateral economic issues, including Chinese investment in the United States.

2010 S&ED in Beijing on May 24-25

China and the United States achieved consensus during the second round of S&ED on bilateral relations, facilitating global economic recovery and anti-protectionism in international trade, and pushing forward financial reforms and development of important international affairs.

The two dialogue partners also signed agreements covering trade, environment, energy and disease control at or on the sidelines of the S&ED, underscoring the value of the dialogue platform.

2009 S&ED in Washington on July 27-28

The first round of the S&ED saw "a candid and in-depth exchange of views on the strategic, long-term and overarching issues concerning the development of bilateral relations" between China and the United States.