The two-day China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue has wrapped up in Washington.

 

　　Officials attending this year's S&ED have been pushing to try to develop a new model for the relationship.

 

　　CRI's Su Yi has more.

 

　　As part of one of the sessions, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi says any new relationship dynamic has to be modeled on "mutual respect."

 

　　Deputy US Secretary of State William Burns has suggested the two countries need to look beyond the concept of historical conflict.

 

　　Meanwhile, Yang Jiechi says the Chinese government believes a set of international norms needs to be adopted when it comes to Cyber Security.

 

　　He's suggesting a multinational platform, such as the UN, might be the best place to bring this idea up.

 

　　At the same time, Yang Jiechi also says the Chinese government is willing to talk about human rights with other countries, as long as the discussions are based on the principal of equality and non-interference.

 

　　On the economic and trade front, Chinese and US authorities have agreed to start substantive discussions about the China-U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty as soon as possible.

 

　　Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng.

 

　　"I feel that behind the issues and concerns of both sides raised, there is a common purpose, which is to try to find ways to use and mitigate differences and barriers that both sides currently face in our trade and investment relations in order to improve bilateral, commercial relations and encourage two way investment."

 

　　High-ranking economic and trade officials from both countries have discussed a wide range of topics including the BIT negotiations, intellectual property rights and investment.

 

　　Leading officials from 20 different departments and ministries on both sides have taken part in this year's S&ED.

 

　　China and the U.S. have been holding the annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue since 2009, when US President Barack Obama came to power.