On July 18, 2018, Director-General of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Xu Hong held the 2018 Annual Consultation between Director-Generals (Legal Advisors) of the Departments of Treaty and Law of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of China and the United States (US) with Legal Adviser of the Department of State Jennifer Gillian Newstead of the US in Beijing. The two sides exchanged in-depth views centering on important legal issues, including the current new development of international law, the legal cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, the legal affairs of the United Nations, the maritime law, the international cyberspace law, the international humanitarian law, the private international law and the law on consular relations.