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• China understands 'blunt' message on hacking, says Barack Obama

  US President Barack Obama said that China has understood his "blunt" warnings against cyber-hacking as he credited new leader Xi Jinping with accepting more global responsibility for Beijing.

• What will US and China discuss at secluded desert summit?

  An unusual sense of anticipation is building ahead of US President Barack Obama's first summit with new Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a secluded and storied California retreat.

• Obama leads Forbes power list, Manmohan Singh at No. 19

  When it comes to power, politics trumps business, according to a new Forbes ranking on Wednesday that found heads of state occupying six of the top 10 spots among the world's most powerful people, led by President Barack Obama.

• G20 to press Europe for lasting fix for debt crisis

  The G20 leaders are expected to adopt a Los Cabos Action Plan, pledging to promote economic growth and jobs, investing in infrastructure and promoting trade, while sticking to its pledges to bring down budget deficits.

• India aims to have cooperative ties with US, China: Manmohan Singh

  "Our aim is to have cooperative ties with both China and US," the prime minister said .

• With Obama, Hu admits China's rights need help

  In a rare concession on a highly sensitive issue, Chinese President Hu Jintao used his White House visit on Wednesday to acknowledge "a lot still needs to be done" to improve human rights in his nation accused of repressing its people. President Barack Obama pushed China to adopt fundamental freedoms but assured Hu the US considers the communist na...

• China's rise good for the world: Obama

  US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed closer cooperation on Wednesday on critical issues ranging from increasing trade between the world's two largest economies to fighting terrorism. But they also stood fast on differences, especially over human rights.Obama acknowledged that differences on rights were "an occasional sour...

• Full Text: Obama's speech in Hu Jintao's honour

  Good morning, everyone. President Hu, members of the Chinese delegation, on behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. And on behalf of the American people, welcome to the United States.  Three decades ago, on a January day like this, another American President stood here and welcomed another Chinese leader for the historic nor...

• Barack Obama welcomes Hu Jintao with 21-gun salute

  Declaring that China and the United States have ''an enormous stake in each other's success,'' President Obama welcomed President Hu Jintao of China to the White House on Wednesday with an elaborate color-guard ceremony that included a colonial fife and drum band and a 21-gun salute.The formal White House arrival ceremony - the 21-gun salute is res...

• Why Obama dinner for President Hu is complicated

  It has been more than 13 years since a Chinese president has been the guest of honor at the most lavish party any White House can give, a state dinner. As host of such an affair Wednesday night for his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, President Obama is walking into a danger zone of protocol and international diplomacy. Visits by Chinese leaders hav...

• China's President Hu Jintao arrives in US

  Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived here Tuesday afternoon for a two-day state visit that is expected to tackle a wide range of issues between the world's biggest economic power and its biggest economic rival.US Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. travelled to a cold and wet Andrews Air Force Base to greet Mr. Hu, who received red-carpet treatment a...

• Obama's tightrope act in China

  What stood out was President Obama's polite message telling Beijing to talk to the Dalai Lama's people.

• US-China statement: India uncomfortable

  The statement lists the situation in South Asia among regional and global challenges.