Chinese vice premier goes to U.S. for trade talks
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan has left Beijing for trade talks with the United States. Wang will co-chair the 23rd China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, or JCCT, in Washington with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank and trade representative Ron Kirk. Established in 1983, the JCCT is a platform for China and the US to promote trade relations and address issues of mutual concern. The 22nd China-U.S. JCCT was held in China's southwestern city of Chengdu in November 2011. There have been some new appointments in the provincial committees of the Communist Party of China. Xia Baolong has been appointed secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee. Xia replaces Zhao Hongzhu, who is currently deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

王岐山赴美商贸磋商 浙陕吉三省任命新省委书记
中国国务院副总理王岐山离京赴美进行商贸磋商。 王岐山将在华盛顿出席第23届中美商贸联委会，简称JCCT， 并将与美国商务部代理部长丽贝卡・布兰克、贸易代表罗恩・柯克共同主持磋商。 中美商贸联委会于1983年成立，是促进中美贸易关系和处理双方共同关注问题的平台。 第22届中美商贸联委会于2011年在中国西南部城市成都举办。 中国共产党省级委员会做出一些职务调整。 夏宝龙同志任浙江省委书记。 夏宝龙接替赵洪祝任浙江省委书记,原浙江省委书记赵洪祝现任中纪委常务副书记。