Delegations from the People's Republic of China and the United States of America met June 7 in Washington D.C. as part of ongoing bilateral consultations between the two countries on counterterrorism. The two sides discussed a broad range of issues related to international and regional terrorism. Both delegations included representatives of law enforcement, intelligence, military, diplomatic and financial agencies, and were headed by Li Baodong, Director-General of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences, the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Ambassador Cofer Black, the US State Department's Coordinator for Counterterrorism.

Both sides shared their experiences and assessments of the on-going domestic, regional, and international counterterrorism campaign, and discussed next steps in the Global War on Terrorism. Both sides agreed that very encouraging progress has been made in the fight against terrorism, while recognizing that much remains to be done. Ambassador Black conveyed America's appreciation for China's contributions to the war on terror.

This was the fourth U.S.-China interagency counterterrorism consultation after the establishment of such a mechanism was announced by the presidents of both countries in October 2001 at the APEC Summit in Shanghai. The first and third consultations were hosted in Beijing, and the second was hosted in Washington.