Chinese Executive Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui and US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken co-chaired the China-US Strategic Security Dialogue in Washington on Thursday.

The two sides conducted a deep discussion on strategic security issues of common concerns in a candid way, according to a press release from the Chinese delegation.

Both sides agreed to use the strategic security dialogue mechanism to continue communication, strengthen mutual trust, promote cooperation, and properly handle differences in order to push forward a healthy and stable development of the China-US relationship.

Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai, Central Military Commission Assistant Chief to the General Staff Ma Yiming and US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth also attended the meeting.