On February 21, 2009, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo met with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Dai said China and the United States marked thirty years of their diplomatic relations last month. With 30 years of concerted efforts by both sides, the bilateral relationship has made considerable progress. He hoped the bilateral ties could achieve even greater and better growth in the next 30 years. He said in the context of deepening globalization and accelerating scientific and technical advance, all countries, regardless of the similarities and differences in social system, should respect each other mutually, treat each other equally and seek mutually beneficial cooperation for peaceful coexistence and common development. As the world is currently undergoing complex changes, China and the Untied States face many common problems and challenges. Dai called upon China and the United States to enhance cooperation and deal with various challenges together. "We appreciated the importance that the Obama administration puts on the Sino-U.S. ties," said Dai, adding the two countries have broad prospects for cooperation. Both sides have the responsibility and obligation to expand and deepen cooperation in bilateral areas and on international and regional issues. He called for joint efforts of both sides to facilitate more in-depth, broader and better development of bilateral ties in the next 30 years.

Clinton spoke highly of the rapid development of Sino-U.S. ties in the past 30 years. She hoped the United States and China would make joint efforts in establishing deeper and closer cooperative relations in the next 30 years. She said the United States and China have realized the importance of bilateral cooperation, which is full of opportunities and potential. "The two sides should cooperate to achieve win-win results, in particular to jointly cope with the international financial crisis, so as to help the world economy to recover swiftly from recession," she said.

Clinton and Dai also exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.