Yang Jiechi, director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office, will visit the United States for the second round of the China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue. Our reporter Tang Bo has more.

HUA CHUNYING, SPOKESPERSON CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY "When Chinese President Xi Jinping talked with the US President over phone on November 1st, the two sides agreed that it is very important for the China-US relationship to develop healthily and stably. We hope the work teams of the two sides can earnestly carry out the consensuses reached by the two heads of state, strengthen contacts and keep communication. Hopefully, the teams can hold consultations on the relationship between the two sides in an effort to reach a mutually acceptable plan."