[20150714]IF10257_美中战略与经济对话：经济成果和问题.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov July 14, 2015The U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED): Economic Outcomes and IssuesFrom June 22-24, 2015, U.S. and Chinese officials held the seventh round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), a forum that was established in 2009 by President Obama and then-Chinese President Hu Jintao to address long-term economic and strategic issues. The S&ED is a continuation of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) that was initiated by President George W. Bush and President Hu Jintao in 2006. During the June 2015 S&ED discussions, a number of major economic issues were discussed and specific outcomes identified. The effectiveness of the S&ED forum in resolving significant short-term bilateral trade disputes and improving cooperation on broader long-term economic issues has been subject to debate among U.S. policymakers. Background on U.S.-China Economic Forums The original goal of the SED was to have discussion on major economic issues at the “highest official level.” As noted by former Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson Jr. in his April 2015 book (Dealing with China: An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower): “Our