On May 14, 2009, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei, who is in the U.S. for political consultations at the vice foreign ministerial level between China and the United States, met in New York with Susan Rice, U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations. Both sides exchanged views on issues of common concern including China-U.S. cooperation in the UN Security Council, the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and the UN High-Level Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development.