On March 13, 2006, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan met with the visiting delegation of the American Society of Newspaper Editors headed by President Rick Rodriquez in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai. Tang briefed the guests on China's policy of adhering to the road of peaceful development and expounded the positions and proposals of the Chinese government on the China-US relations, the Taiwan question and other major international and regional issues. The American Society of Newspaper Editors is the largest newspaper editing organization in the US and its members include directing editors of major daily newspapers throughout the US.