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Preparations are underway for the latest round of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue.

Chinese vice-Premiers Wang Yang and Liu Yandong, along with State Councilor Yang Jiechi, are set to lead the Chinese delegation¹ to next week's meetings in Washington.

The talks are scheduled to take place Tuesday and Wednesday.

Vice-Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao says the economic side of the discussions will focus this time on three main areas.

"Both sides will hold in-depth discussions on three special topics: macroeconomics polices and structural² reforms, promotion³ of trade and investment, as well as stability and reforms of the financial market."

On the strategic side, areas of discussion during the forthcoming session are expected to focus mostly on non-critical areas such as education, health and sports.

However, it's widely expected areas of strategic importance, including the South China Sea, will be discussed.

Assistant Chinese Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang says the Chinese side is prepared for these topics.

"Towards these issues, first, we won't avoid them and will consistently safeguard the interests of China. Second, we will strengthen the mutrual trust between China and US to deal with these kinds of conflicts. Only in this way can we maintain the sound and stable development of Sino-US relations."

The US side to next weeks talks will be led by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury⁴ Secretary Jacob Lew.

Discussions are also expected to be held on the sidelines of the meetings to pave the way for Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the US in September.

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。