The following are some key facts about the dialogue:

On April 1, 2009, former Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to establish the mechanism of China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue during their first meeting in London on the sidelines of the G20 financial summit.

Since then, seven rounds of the dialogue have been held, with the first in Washington in July 2009, the second in Beijing in May 2010, the third in Washington in May 2011, the fourth in Beijing in May 2012, the fifth in Washington in July 2013, the sixth in Beijing in June 2014, and the seventh in Washington in June 2015.

The dialogue mechanism combined and replaced the China-U.S. Strategic Dialogue and China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue, which had both played a major role in strengthening the China-U.S. ties.

China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue was inaugurated by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and former Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi in Beijing in September 2006. The biennial event was held seven times.

Since the establishment of the two mechanisms, China and the United States have conducted effective dialogues on issues of strategic importance.

The ever evolving China-U.S. relations and the changing international situation have added to the urgency of furthering the cooperation and communication between the two countries.