At the invitation of the Chinese side, the US Assistant Secretary of State Dewey visited China from August 10 to 13, 2003.

Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Shen Guofang held talks with Dewey. He mainly briefed Dewey on the policies and measures concerning population and family planning of China, as well as cooperation conducted with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Shen said that China welcomes US officials to visit China more and eye-witness the achievements of UNFPA, especially the positive contributions of UNFPA to the sustainable development of China, so as to continue to offer their support to UNFPA. The two sides also exchanged opinions on other issues of common concern. Dewey met respectively with officials of relevant departments of the Ministry of Commerce and National Family Planning Commission, and held an informal discussion with Chinese non-governmental organizations engaged in population research and practice.

The two sides agreed that the above-mentioned activities help increase understanding and eliminate misunderstanding and are of positive significance to exchanges and cooperation in related fields between the two countries. They also noted they are willing to continue to hold dialogues and exchanges on relevant issues on the basis of equality and mutual respect.