BEIJING — European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will visit Beijing on July 9 and 10 for talks aimed at boosting coordination on foreign affairs and security, a European diplomatic source said.
The third round of the high level EU-China Strategic Dialogue will see Ashton meet Premier Wen Jiabao, as well as State Councillor Dai Bingguo, who is in charge of foreign policy, and Defence Minister Liang Guanglie.
The first Strategic Dialogue was attended by Ashton and Dai in September 2010 in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou. The second meeting was held in Hungary in May 2011.
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