Senior Chinese diplomats met with United States Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg in Beijing Friday to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo met with Steinberg for an hour, but the Foreign Ministry released no details of their talks about the Korean situation.

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (R) shakes hands with United States Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg in Beijing, capital of China, on June 5, 2009. [Pang Xinglei/Xinhua]

With regard to China-US relations, Dai said the two countries would work together to boost exchanges, prepare for the first bilateral Strategic and Economic Dialogue and properly handle major and sensitive issues.

Steinberg said President Barack Obama and the US government were committed to full participation in the Strategic and Economic Dialogue.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Vice Foreign Ministers Wu Dawei, China's top envoy on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, and He Yafei also held separate meetings with Steinberg earlier on Friday.

Yang recalled the successful meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Obama on the sidelines of the G20 London summit in April.

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo meets with United States Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg in Beijing, capital of China, on June 5, 2009. [Pang Xinglei/Xinhua]