Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan delivers a speech during a welcoming reception held by United States friendly groups at Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, on July 28, 2009. Wang Qishan was in Washington to attend the first round of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue. [Xinhua]

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo delivers a speech during a welcoming reception held by United States friendly groups at Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, on July 28, 2009. Dai Bingguo was in Washington to attend the first round of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue. [Xinhua]