| Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (L) shakes hands with the U.S. Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson after the signing ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland, the United States, on June 18, 2008. China and the United States signed a 10-year energy and environment cooperation framework on Wednesday, after the two nations concluded their fourth round of Strategic Economic Dialogue, or SED. The framework sets goals and lays out steps to expand Sino-U.S. cooperation in energy and environment over a period of 10 years. (Xinhua) |
