OnAugust1-2,ChinaandtheUnitedStatesheldastrategicdialogue.ThisisinfactthefirstmechanizedstrategicdialoguebetweenChinaandAmerica.Bothsidesdecidedtoholdsuchadialoguealternativelyineachother'scapitaltwiceayear.Thesignificanceofthefirstcomprehensiveandmechanizedseniordialoguebetweenthetwosidestodiscussstrategicissuesofcommoninterestcannotbeunderestimated.Therefore,itwasaneventthatattractedworldwideattention.Apartfrompayingattentiontothedialogueitself,themediahopetofullyunderstandthecauseofthedialogue,theresultofthefirststrategictalk,theinfluenceofthetalkonbilateralrelations.TheEditorialDepartmentofContemporaryInternationalRelationsinvitedscholarsfromtheInstituteofAmericanstudiesofChinaInstitutesofContemporaryInternationalRelationstoholdadiscussiontoprovideourreaderssomefoodforthoughtoverrelevantissues.
