Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng attends a press briefing during the ongoing fifth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington, July 11, 2013. China and the United States agreed to start the substantive discussions of the China-U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) as soon as possible, Gao Hucheng said here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng attends a press briefing during the ongoing fifth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington, July 11, 2013. China and the United States agreed to start the substantive discussions of the China-U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) as soon as possible, Gao Hucheng said here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)