Top US officials visit China next week for key annual talks, as ties strain between the two economic powers amid concerns over cyber-spying and regional maritime tensions.<\/p>\n
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will lead the US delegation to the sixth meeting of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, the State Department said Monday.<\/p>\n
The talks, on July 9 and 10, will address “the challenges and opportunities that both countries face on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global areas,” spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The two men will be joined by their Chinese co-chairs State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Vice Premier Wang Yang.<\/p>\n
But the talks come against the backdrop of a slew of contentious issues between Washington and Beijing, including intellectual property rights and China’s valuation of its currency, the yuan.<\/p>\n
The world’s top two economies have also long been at loggerheads over hacking.<\/p>\n
Last month, Washington indicted five Chinese military officers for allegedly hacking into US computers to steal trade secrets.<\/p>\n
China responded swiftly and angrily, summoning the US ambassador and charging hypocrisy as former CIA contractor Edward Snowden has revealed widespread US snooping inside China.<\/p>\n
Beijing also cancelled a meeting of a cybersecurity working group, set up just a year ago, which was supposed to meet as part of next week’s talks.<\/p>\n
In recent months, China has also moved assertively and unilaterally in maritime disputes with Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines despite US pleas to respect international standards.<\/p>\n
US officials have voiced alarm at China’s assertions of legal authority over foreign vessels in the 200-mile exclusive economic zone from its coast.<\/p>\n
China claims most of the South China Sea — including waters approaching its neighbors’ coastlines — and has been increasingly assertive in staking the claims.<\/p>\n
Washington says it does not take a position in the disputes, but its insistence that Beijing should follow “rules of the road” and discuss the matter in regional fora with American allies, has antagonized China.<\/p>\n
“Senior civilian and military officials will exchange views on a range of security issues of strategic importance to both countries,” Psaki added.<\/p>\n
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