Shenzhen, November 17th—The U.S.-China Political Dialogue 2024 was held here today. The two sides conducted candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges under the theme of "Cooperation and Challenge under New Circumstances: The Path Forward for China-U.S. Relations." Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), and Meng Fanli, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee, attended the dialogue and delivered speeches. More than 50 people, including representatives from Chinese ministries and commissions, local governments, universities, think tanks, and strategic and business circles from both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party of the United States, were present at the event.

Both sides believed that stable, healthy and sustainable China-U.S. relations are in the common interests of China and the U.S. and are also the common expectations of the international community. China and the U.S. should maintain contact and communication, properly manage differences, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and shoulder the responsibility as major countries in promoting world peace and development. They also expressed the belief that with multi-dimensional and multi-faceted characteristics, the China-US relationship faces many uncertainties, but at the same time has strong resilience. The two sides agreed to continue their political dialogue.

Lu Kang, Vice-minister of the IDCPC, presided over the dialogue.