The two sides decided through consultations to hold the second session of China-US Environment and Development Forum in Washington.

The competent authorities of both sides have signed the Memorandum on Cooperation in Management and Protection of National Parks and Other Protected Natural and Cultural Heritage Sites.

The two sides agreed on increased cooperation in protecting rare and endangered species.

They held that promoting Sino-US legal exchanges and law enforcement cooperation complied with the interests and needs of both countries. The two sides will continue their efforts to further implement the consensus reached in the Sino-US Joint Statement on enhancing cooperation in legal affairs.

They saw military-to-military relationship as an important component of the overall relationship and stood ready to increase contacts and cooperation between the two armed forces. The military authorities of the two countries have reached agreement on cooperation in joint humanitarian relief operations, military environmental protection and an exchange of observers for military training and exercises.

The two sides agreed to continue, on the basis of equality and mutual respect, the dialogue on global security and non-proliferation, in order to promote regional and global peace, security and stability.

They exchanged views on issues of mutual and respective interest in the field of non-proliferation and achieved positive results. They issued a joint statement on the Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention and another on the banning of anti-personnel landmines. In particular, the two sides had an in-depth discussion of nuclear proliferation in South Asia and the current situation there, and issued a joint statement between China and the United States on the question of South Asia.

The Chinese side reiterated its principled position on the issue of US arms sales to Taiwan and expressed the hope that the US side would strictly abide by the principles set forth in the August 17 Joint Communique and create favorable conditions for the China-US non-proliferation dialogue and cooperation.

The two sides agreed to tighten their respective export control of chemicals. They had an exchange of views on Missile and Its Technology Control Rules and agreed to continue the discussion in future.

In accordance with the agreement reached in the Sino-US Joint Statement, they agreed to have a human rights dialogue at governmental and non-governmental levels in the spirit of equality and mutual respect, and to establish a non-governmental human rights forum.

The two sides agreed to promote cooperation in culture, education, health and other fields as well as people-to-people exchanges. The relevant departments of both sides will renew a China-US protocol on exchanges and cooperation in education and a protocol on scientific and technological cooperation in health work.

They agreed to increase academic exchanges and promote exchanges of high school teachers and students with a view to enhancing mutual understanding. The two sides agreed to increase cooperation on the US-China Friendship Volunteers Program.