US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson delivers remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace June 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The United States and China will tackle rising inflation at the opening of bilateral economic talks next week, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday."Managing financial and macroeconomic cycles will be our first discussion topic next week. Both the United States and the Chinese economies face current challenges, including adjusting to higher energy and food prices," Paulson said. Paulson said the fourth meeting of the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) would also focus on issues including trade and open markets, investment and advancing opportunities for cooperation in energy and development. Getty Images logo Getty Images 48 months ago

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson delivers remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace June 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The United States and China will tackle rising inflation at the opening of bilateral economic talks next week, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday."Managing financial and macroeconomic cycles will be our first discussion topic next week. Both the United States and the Chinese economies face current challenges, including adjusting to higher energy and food prices," Paulson said. Paulson said the fourth meeting of the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) would also focus on issues including trade and open markets, investment and advancing opportunities for cooperation in energy and development.