China-US meeting sets stage for talks on critical issues

China and the United States concluded a constructive high-level dialogue in Washington on Wednesday, according to the Chinese delegation at the inaugural China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue.

State Councilor Yang Jiechi, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis co-hosted the meeting at the US State Department.

General Fang Fenghui, chief of the People's Liberation Army's Joint Staff Department, was among the attendees.