Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announces:

As agreed by the two sides, the second round of China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue will be held in Washington D.C. on November 9. Member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee Yang Jiechi will co-chair the dialogue with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis. State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe will attend the event. The two sides will have an in-depth exchange of views on China-US relations and other issues of mutual interest.