Full coverage: 8th China-U.S. S&ED & 7th CPE

Full coverage: China’s Leaders

President Xi Jinping said Monday that China would continue its structural reforms and improve its openness to the outside. Xi also said during the ongoing eighth China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing that it was important to conclude a bilateral investment treaty with the United States.

Senior Chinese and US officials have gathered to discuss a wide range of economic issues including industrial overcapacity and trade disputes. U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said during the event that the U.S. supports China's efforts to cut excess capacity and encourages the country's use of fiscal and lending policies to strengthen consumer demand as part of its economic transition.