Q: It is said that US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Jeffrey Bader, Senior Director for the National Security Council for Asian Affairs, will visit China in early March. Please confirm.

A: The US recently proposed to send Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg and Senior NSC Director for Asian Affairs Bader to visit China from March 2 to 4 and exchange views with China on issues concerning China-US relations. China has accepted the US proposal.