Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo says
China and the United States should continue to firmly bear in mind the general direction of their bilateral relations and advance their bilateral ties further in the new era. In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Saturday, Dai Bingguo said both countries should continue to fulfill the consensus reached between their leaders and firmly steer to the general direction of jointly building a cooperation partnership based on mutual respect and benefit, as well as a new type of relationship between big powers, so as to help achieve new and greater progress in China-U.S. relations in the new era. The 20th African Union (AU) summit opened on Sunday in Ethiopian's capital city of Addis Ababa, as Africa leaders gathered to discuss prominent issues facing the continent. Presenting at the AU headquarters are no less than 36 heads of state and government from African countries. They are expected to discuss ways to solve crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Mali, South Sudan, Sudan and Somalia.

中国国务委员戴秉国表示，
中方和美方要继续牢牢把握双边关系的大方向， 在新时期进一步推进中美关系。 周六，国务委员戴秉国应约同美国国务卿希拉里克林顿通电话，戴秉国表示， 双方要继续认真落实两国元首重要共识， 牢牢把握共建相互尊重、互利共赢的合作伙伴关系 和构建新型大国关系的大方向， 推动中美关系在新时期取得新的更大发展。 周日，第20届非洲联盟首脑会议在埃塞俄比亚首都首都亚的斯亚贝巴开幕， 非洲各国领导人出席会议，并讨论非洲大陆面临的重要问题。 共有37个非洲国家的元首、政府首脑等出席本次会议。 会议将讨论地区危机的解决方法， 目前面临威胁的国家有刚果共和国东部地区、中非共和国、马里、南苏丹、苏丹和索马里。