Reid dispatch from China

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., filed a dispatch from China today where he is leading a delegation of 10 senators on a tour and in discussions with Chinese leaders.

The U.S. officials met with vice premier Wang Qishan, foreign minister Yang Jiechi and Zhou Xiaochuan, the president of the People's Bank of China, according to Reid's office.

Among topics discussed: trade and Chinese currency value, U.S.-China cooperation on global security, human rights and renewable energy.

The senators also met with U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman, the former governor of Utah who has said he is leaving the job and is considering a Republican run for president.

"The relationship between the United States and China is important for our two nations, but it is also important for the world," Reid said in a statement. "How the United States and China work together on commerce, currency and clean energy will help determine the future health of the global economy."

Reid is billing the China trip as "historic."

"Never before has a Senate delegation this large, representing more than 100 million Americans and more than a third of the American population, traveled to China," his office says.

Further details of the trip have been hard to come by. Reid's office has declined to provide more information about the itinerary, citing security concerns.

Even Washington Post columnist Al Kamen, who usually has fun deconstructing congressional junkets, said the trip is "shrouded in secrecy" as he also was unable to suss out much.