ບັນດາເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ ສະຫະລັດ ໃຫ້ຄຳໝັ້ນສັນຍາວ່າ ຈະມີ “ການ
ໂອ້ລົມກັນໂດຍກົງ” ກັບບັນດາເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ຈີນ ລະຫວ່າງການ
ສົນທະນາລະດັບສູງ ປະຈຳປີທີ່ຍັງດຳເນີນຕໍ່ໄປ ໃນວັນອັງຄານ
ມື້ນີ້ ຢູ່ນະຄອນຫລວງວໍຊິງຕັນ.
ຄວາມປອດໄພທາງອິນເຕີແນັດ ການອ້າງກຳມະສິດທາງທະເລ
ຂອງຈີນ ແລະຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຮ່ວມກັນສອງຝ່າຍເພື່ອຮັບມື
ກັບການປ່ຽນແປງຂອງດິນຟ້າອາ ກາດ ທີ່ຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນຫົວ
ຂໍ້ສຳຄັນຖືກຍົກຂື້ນມາຫາລືກັນຢູ່ໃນກອງປະຊຸມ.
ການສົນທະນາຫາລືໄດ້ເລີ້ມຂື້ນໃນວັນຈັນວານນີ້ ດ້ວຍການ
ປະຊຸມເພື່ອໂອ້ລົມ ໃນດ້ານຍຸດທະສາດຄວາມປອດໄພຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງ ຊຶ່ງເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ຂັ້ນສູງຂອງ ກະຊວງຕ່າງປະເທດສະຫະລັດ ອະທິບາຍວ່າ ກົງໄປກົງມາ.
ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ທ່ານນີ້ ກ່າວວ່າ “ເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ໂອ້ລົມຢ່າງເປີດເຜີຍ ແລະໄປສູ່ຈຸດໃນການປະເຊີນ
ກັບບັນຫາຕ່າງໆທີ່ເຮົາບໍ່ເຫັນດີ ແລະເປັນການດີ ໃນຄວາມພະຍາ ຍາມຊອກຫາຊ່ອງທາງ
ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງຂອງພວກເຮົາ ແຄບເຂົ້າ ກ່ຽວກັບບັນຫາສຳຄັນທີ່ສຸດຂອງ
ສາຍພົວພັນ.”
ອົງການຂ່າວຊິນຫົວຂອງທາງການຈີນກ່າວວ່າ ທັງສອງຝ່າຍໄດ້ມີ “ການແລກປ່ຽນທັດສະ
ນະຄວາມເຫັນຢ່າງເລິກເຊິ່ງ ກ່ຽວກັບບັນຫາຕ່າງໆ ທີ່ມີຄວາມເປັນ ຫ່ວງນຳກັນ” ແລະກ່າວ
ວ່າ ເຂົາເຈົ້າເຫັນດີຈະສືບຕໍ່ປະຕິບັດງານເພື່ອຊຸກຍູ້ໃຫ້ ມີຄວາມໄວ້ເນື້ອເຊື່ອຊຶ່ງກັນ ແລະ
ກັນ ແລະປັບປຸງຄວາມສຳພັນໃຫ້ດີຂື້ນ.
ລັດຖະມົນຕີຕ່າງປະເທດສະຫະລັດ ທ່ານ John Kerry ແລະລັດຖະມົນຕີການເງິນ ທ່ານ
Jacob Lew ຈະຮ່ວມກັບຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຈີນ ທ່ານ Wang Yang ແລະທີ່ປຶກສາ
ລັດຖະບານກາງ ທ່ານ Yang Jiechi ທີ່ກອງປະຊຸມສົນ ທະນາຫາລືດ້ານຍຸດທະສາດ
ແລະເສດຖະກິດ ລະຫວ່າງສະຫະລັດກັບຈີນ.
U.S. officials are promising a "very direct" conversation with Chinese officials during a high-level, annual dialogue that continues Tuesday in Washington.
Cyber security, China's disputed maritime claims, and bilateral efforts to combat climate change are among the main topics expected to be raised during the meetings.
The talks opened Monday with a series of wide-ranging Strategic Security Dialogue meetings, which a senior State Department official described as frank.
"They've been candid and to the point in dealing with issues where we disagree and are very good for trying to find ways to narrow our differences on these most sensitive issues in the relationship," the official said.
China's official Xinhua news agency said the two sides held an "in-depth exchange of views on issues of common concern" and said they agreed to continue working to promote trust and improve relations.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will join Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi at Tuesday's broader U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.
Cyber Concerns
One source of recent U.S.-China tensions is cyber security, an issue the State Department official said "will certainly be talked about in very direct terms."
The U.S. is investigating a massive cyber attack that targeted the private records of about 4 million current and former federal government employees.
Investigators say it appears the attack began last year, although it was not detected until two months ago.
The U.S. government has not openly accused China of being behind the hack. However, officials have said an investigation is underway to determine if there is a China link.
The U.S. and China do not always agree on the approach to cyber security and cyber defense, said State Department spokesman John Kirby.
"It is certainly one of those areas where there is room for better cooperation, better dialogue and more transparency," he said.
Climate Initiatives
On Monday, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz outlined a series of collaborative efforts between the U.S. and China on climate change, including a Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage project.
The renewable energy project involves capturing carbon dioxide emissions from sources such as coal plants with a goal of either reusing the emissions or storing them so that they do not enter the atmosphere.
"The United States and China continue to lead the drive to press our clean energy ambition further, both in our countries and globally," said Moniz.
At the same session on Monday, China's Special Representative for Climate Change, Xie Zhenhua, said the U.S. and China could have a significant impact on climate change at the bilateral and multilateral levels.
South China Sea Building
One of the thornier issues the U.S. will raise with China is Beijing's construction activity in disputed regions of the South China Sea.
The U.S. voiced concern that China's construction on islands and reefs may restrict movement of foreign vessels and planes. China has said its construction is "lawful."
"It is not about accepting the status quo," said Kirby.
Kirby said the U.S. had made clear its concerns about the land reclamation activities and the militarization of at least some of the islands.
On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden will deliver remarks at the opening of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue, which will include additional sessions on climate change as well as a women's leadership dialogue.
Officials say the three-day dialogue will also help set the stage for Chinese President Xi Jinping's September visit to Washington.
