The United States will reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2025. This means doubling the pace of carbon pollution reduction from 1.2 per cent a year between 2005 and 2020 to 2.3 to 2.8 per cent between 2020 and 2025.

The two countries agreed to expand joint clean energy research and development through the US-China Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC). They will provide new funding for developing clean vehicles, advanced carbon capture and storage techniques, renewable energy technology and promoting trade in green goods. Cities in both countries will share good practice and experiences through a Climate-Smart/Low-Carbon Cities summit.

The two countries agreed to establish military-to-military confidence-building mechanisms. They will inform each other before undertaking any major military activities and will establish rules of behaviour governing air and maritime encounters. They will also create a mechanism for informing the other party of ballistic missile launches.

China and the US agreed on the reciprocal extension of the validity of business and tourist visas from one to 10 years, and of student visas from one to five years.

They will expand the WTO Information Technology Agreement. Tariffs on technology will be reduced. Tariffs on information technology products such as computer software and medical equipment will be eliminated. They will pursue bilateral investment treaty negotiations as a top priority in their economic relations.

The two leaders also reached consensus on the need to intensify science-based agricultural innovation for food security and expressed a commitment to advance the work of the International Working Group on Export Credits.

They will discuss as soon as possible how to cooperate to build African energy capacity and to expand dramatically power generation and access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa.

Both sides agreed to work on expanding law enforcement cooperation in areas including the repatriation of fugitives, handling of counterfeit goods and improvised explosive devices, and corruption and transnational crime.

China and the US condemned all forms of terrorism. They exchanged views on the global threat posed by Islamic State. They agreed to strengthen cooperation in stopping the transnational flow of foreign terrorist fighters, cracking down on terrorist funding networks, increasing information exchanges on terrorist threats and assisting the government of Iraq in its rebuilding efforts. They also shared a vision of Afghanistan as a democratic, sovereign, unified and secure nation and agreed to support economic development projects to foster Afghanistan's regional integration and governance capacity.

The two countries are to work together to provide equipment, supplies, treatment facilities and personnel to fight the Ebola disease outbreak worldwide. They will also deepen cooperation on non-proliferation and counter-proliferation through a joint working group and stop the trade in illegal wildlife products across the supply chain. Towards this end, both sides expressed a commitment to cooperation in e-commerce, public outreach, joint training and law enforcement.