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Chinese officials will hold their first round of high-level strategic and economic talks with the Obama administration this week in Washington, a two-day event U.S. officials say they hope will lead to greater economic, environmental and security cooperation between the two countries.

U.S. officials say the Obama administration's first annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue with China comes at an important time for the two countries as they work to recover from the global financial crisis and seek opportunities to work together on issues such as climate change, trade and terrorism.
　
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

The meeting on Monday and Tuesday will be co-chaired by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury¹ Secretary Timothy Geithner. China is sending a massive delegation² of 150 officials, the largest it has ever sent to the United States.

Beijing's official entourage will be led by State Councilor Dai Bingguo and Vice³ Premier⁴ Wang Qishan.

U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver an address at the beginning of the discussions on Monday.

The two-track talks - economic and strategic - are a broader extension of economic talks that began under the previous U.S. administration of George W. Bush.

In April, Mr. Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed to begin holding the annual meeting this year and alternate the venue⁵ between Washington and Beijing each year.

Obama officials say that one of the most important messages they will take to the meeting is that while the U.S. economy is going to recover, its economy will not driven by Americans buying foreign goods.

They also say they will urge China to rely less on exports and more on expanding its domestic markets to fuel its economic growth.
　
Qin Gang, Chinese Foreign Ministry⁶ spokesman

Business representatives and industry analysts⁷ say they are hopeful the meeting will see progress, but do not expect earth-shattering results.

Erin Ennis, vice-president of The U.S.-China Business Council in Washington says that much of the time during the meetings is likely to be spent getting used to their new structure.

It has the potential I think to make a great deal of progress, but we also need to keep in mind that there is a lot on this agenda and having discussions, even over two days on this number of issues, is really only going to begin to scratch the surface.

Ennis says she is very hopeful the two sides may find some common ground in addressing the issue of climate change. She says Energy Secretary Steven Chu's recent trip to China and various meetings between the Obama administration's chief climate negotiator, Todd Stern, and Chinese officials have laid a good foundation for the meeting.

Louis B. Schwartz, an international trade attorney and president of China Strategies agrees.

He notes that China is rapidly embracing a clean energy policy, much faster than many realize, and that there is great potential for cooperation between the two sides.

At this point, at least, there is boundless⁸ opportunity and I really believe that we really should open up each others markets to the other.

Opening up markets - be it in the field of clean energy technology or projects linked to China's massive $586-billion government stimulus⁹ is a key message U.S. officials say they will take to the meetings this week.

China says that during the talks its officials will urge Washington to adopt policies that protect the value of Chinese investments in the United States.

China is Washington's biggest creditor¹⁰ and holds more than $800 billion worth of U.S. Treasury securities.

1 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

2 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

8 boundless   

adj.无限的；无边无际的；巨大的

参考例句：

• The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
• His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。

9 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

10 creditor   

n.债仅人，债主，贷方

参考例句：

• The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人。
• I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.我借了高利贷不得不四处躲债。