On June 17-18 of 2008, Vice Minister SHANG Yong attended the 4th round of the China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in Annapolis, the capital of US State of Maryland, as an official member of the delegation led by Vice Premier WANG Qishan. Vice Minister SHANG delivered a speech on creating a favorable policy environment to encourage S&T cooperation in energy and environment. He also talked about how to strengthen China-US cooperation in innovation and improve competitiveness. China and the US inked the Ten Year Energy and Environment Cooperation Framework on June 18.