Geithner team up for talks

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has formed a team of "China specialists" to negotiate with the Chinese side during the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue talks.

Geithner announced on Monday, the first day of his visit to Beijing, the appointment of David Loevinger as the Department's Executive Secretary and Senior Coordinator for China Affairs and the Strategic and Economic Dialogue. He said he also intends to name David Dollar as Economic and Financial Emissary to China.

Loevinger, who now serves as the US Treasury's Minister-Counselor for Financial Affairs in China, told China Daily that he would take up the new position in July and prepare for the upcoming dialogue.