Obama: “US-China are not rivals”
It was perfect picture of solidarity as president Barack Obama and the Chinese president Hu Jintao shared the stage on Tuesday. After US President Barack Obama held private talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the two leaders began a larger round of conversations with members of their delegations. Seeking help with an array of global troubles, President Barack Obama said that his closely watched talks with his Chinese counterpart were vital not just for their nations, but the world. Marking 30 years of relations between the US and China, he said "it's fair to say that our two governments have moved forward in a way that can bring even greater cooperation in the future".
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It was perfect picture of solidarity as president Barack Obama and the Chinese president Hu Jintao shared the stage on Tuesday. After US President Barack Obama held private talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the two leaders began a larger round of conversations with members of their delegations.
Seeking help with an array of global troubles, President Barack Obama said that his closely watched talks with his Chinese counterpart were vital not just for their nations, but the world.
Marking 30 years of relations between the US and China, he said "it's fair to say that our two governments have moved forward in a way that can bring even greater cooperation in the future". (AP Photo) -
The build-up to the meetings in China brought a cautious balancing from the first-term US leader. A day before, Obama had prodded China about Internet controls and free speech during a forum with students in Shanghai. His message was not widely heard in the country; his words were drastically limited online and shown on just one regional television channel. (AP Photo)
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Eager to achieve a successful summit, the two leaders were likely to avoid public spats on economic issues.
With America's budget deficit soaring to a yearly record of 1.42 (tr) trillion US dollars, China is the No. 1 lender to Washington and has expressed concern that the falling price of the dollar threatens the value of its US holdings. (AP Photo) -
Wealthier countries want legally binding greenhouse-gas reduction targets for themselves as well as for energy-guzzling developing nations such as China, India and Brazil. Those developing nations say they will set only non-binding goals and demand assistance to make the transition to harder targets.
Amid those differences, Obama and Hu are expected to announce new cooperation on a related but easier front: clean-energy projects. (AFP Photo) -
Another key area for Obama is securing stronger Chinese backing for halting the nuclear weapons ambitions of Iran and North Korea. Beijing has supported sterner sanctions against Pyongyang for its continued nuclear weapons programme. And, as North Korea's last major ally and a key supplier of food and energy aid, China is a partner with key leverage in six-nation talks with the North over the issue.
But on Iran, where China has significant economic ties, Beijing has appeared less willing to endorse a tougher approach to restrict Tehran's uranium enrichment and suspected pursuit of atomic bombs.
