China, U.S. to hold fifth S&ED next week: FM spokesman BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States will hold their fifth China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) on July 10 and 11 in Washington, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Thursday. The dialogue will be co-chaired by Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, who will be acting as special representatives of President Xi Jinping, as well as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, who will be acting as special representatives of U.S. President Barack Obama. Both sides will discuss the implementation of agreements made during a recent summit held by the presidents of both countries, and talk about boosting coordination and cooperation on bilateral issues and major international and regional affairs, Qin said. Commentary: Xi-Obama summit opens new chapter in China-U.S. relations BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Although Chinese President Xi Jinping returned home Sunday, political pundits across the world are still trying to decipher the significance of his unprecedented informal summit with U.S. President Barack Obama over the weekend. Xi proposes building new type of ties in all aspects of China-U.S. relations INDIAN WELLS, United States, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called for implementing the spirit of building new type ties with the United States in all aspects of the bilateral relationship, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said Saturday.