Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang discussed bilateral relations with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew by phone on Thursday.

Wang made the phone call in the capacity of a special envoy to Chinese President Xi Jinping while Lew is a special envoy to U.S. President Barack Obama.

In the phone call, the two special envoys exchanged views on a broad range of issues such as China-U.S. economic ties, the global economic and financial situation and the preparatory work for the fifth China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue.