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20 Nov 09 visit US, China May Set Emissions Reduction Goals During talks in Beijing, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao endorsed a package of energy projects, including deals on clean coal and electric vehicles. Environmental analysts say the talks offer new hope the two countries will...
20 Nov 09 visit Obama Meets With Chinese Premier
19 Nov 09 visit US, China Seen as Making Progress on Climate Change Although President Barack Obama's visit to China did not draw huge crowds and has been criticized in the United States, experts on China say Washington and Beijing made progress in several areas, especially climate change.
19 Nov 09 visit Chinese Author Describes Horrors of Cultural Revolution
19 Nov 09 visit Climate Change, Political Experts Say Obama Made Progress on China Trip China agreed to work with the United States on a technology called carbon capture and sequestration
19 Nov 09 visit Chinese Author Described Horrors of Cultural Revolution Nien Cheng, author of "Life and Death in Shanghai" dies at 94
18 Nov 09 visit Obama Meets Half-Brother in Beijing President says he took five minutes out of his busy overseas diplomatic schedule to meet Mark Ndesandjo who lives in China
18 Nov 09 visit Report: Afghan Minister Accepted $30 Million Bribe Washington Post reports Minister of Mines accepted money in exchange for awarding lucrative copper mining contract to Chinese firm
18 Nov 09 visit Obama to Meet with Chinese Premier Before Departing China US president meets with Premier Wen Jiabao Wednesday for a final discussion before leaving China for South Korea
17 Nov 09 visit Dalai Lama Welcomes US Appeal to China on Tibet US President Obama says he supports resumption of talks between envoys for Beijing and Tibetan spiritual leader
17 Nov 09 visit Obama: Iran Must Prove Peaceful Nuclear Aims or Face Consequences President tells reporters US and China agree Iran must provide assurance of its peaceful intentions to international community
17 Nov 09 visit US / China Summit Ends with No Breakthroughs, But Vows of Cooperation Obama, Hu discuss global economy, climate change, nuclear non-proliferationi
16 Nov 09 visit US, Chinese Presidents Share Dinner, Views in Beijing Hu Jintao hosts state dinner for Barack Obama following meetings in Beijing
16 Nov 09 visit Obama Meets With Chinese Leaders US President emphasizes importance of freedom of information during question and answer session with college students in Shanghai
16 Nov 09 visit Obama Holds Town Hall in China Calls for greater cooperation between Washington and Beijing, promotes idea of freedom
16 Nov 09 visit Obama Addresses Town Hall Meeting in Shanghai Calls for universal rights, says US and China must cooperate on global issues
15 Nov 09 visit US Secretary of State Praises China Relationship Hillary Clinton speaks as President Obama begins first official trip to China
15 Nov 09 visit Obama Visits China With Closer Ties in Mind US President Barack Obama is expected to discuss the economy and climate change in China
14 Nov 09 visit Obama Calls For Cooperation With China, Greater Involvement in Asia But during major speech in Tokyo, he cautions that all nations must respect human rights
13 Nov 09 visit China Pledges Support for Economic Recovery, Urges Free Trade Chinese President Hu Jintao listed his country's efforts at fighting the global economic crisis
12 Nov 09 visit Obama Begins First Presidential Trip to Asia US president on his way to Japan, first stop on Asian journey that will also take him to China, South Korea, and meeting of Pacific Rim leaders in Singapore
12 Nov 09 visit China Rejects Human Rights Watch Report on Black Jails So-called 'black jails' are unofficial detention centers where people are held to keep them from seeking help from central government for problems
11 Nov 09 visit Activists Urge President Obama to Question China's One Child Policy Congressional human rights panel hears wrenching testimony from Chinese woman who was forced to abort her baby, painting horrifying picture of one face of human rights situation in China
11 Nov 09 visit Clinton: Naval Clash Won't Stop Outreach to North Korea US secretary of state says clash over disputed sea boundary will not halt Obama administration effort to get Chinese-sponsored six-party nuclear talks going again
10 Nov 09 visit China Ready to Welcome President Obama Visit comes on 30th anniversary of opening US-PRC relations
10 Nov 09 visit Asia to Welcome President Obama US president makes first trip to Asia with stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea
10 Nov 09 visit Obama to Address Human Rights on Debut Trip to Asia US president denies accusations his administration is not doing enough to push China on tough issues
09 Nov 09 visit Obama Prepares for Asian Journey Japan, APEC, China, South Korea on Itinerary
09 Nov 09 visit China Executes Nine Ethnic Uighurs in July Unrest Official Xinhua news agency says the nine are the first of those convicted in the riots to be executed
09 Nov 09 visit Obama Makes First China Tour as Economic Interdependence Grows Despite global financial crisis, the US remains China's most reliable customer, and Beijing, the world's biggest buyer of US government debt
08 Nov 09 visit China's Premier Pledges $10 billion in Loans to Africa Wen Jiabao is in Cairo, where the two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation began Sunday in the Red Sea resort, Sharm el-Sheikh
08 Nov 09 visit Dalai Lama Rejects Chinese Criticism of Monastery Visit Despite objections from China, which claims Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as its own, Tibetan spiritual leader begins week-long visit to Tawang monastery
07 Nov 09 visit China's Premier Visits Cairo Ahead of China-Africa Summit Mr. Wen, Mr. Mubarak discussed ways to improve bilateral relations
06 Nov 09 visit China Looks Forward to Hosting President Obama Beijing says US president's visit will help push bilateral relations to 'new historical starting point'
05 Nov 09 visit China, African Nations Meet Sunday to Strenghten Economic Ties Chinese-made goods are in abundant supply in Africa and Arab world due to strong economic relations
05 Nov 09 visit China Rejects US Pressure to Agree to Carbon Emissions Cuts Beijing maintains it is a developing country and should not be subject to mandatory carbon emissions cuts
03 Nov 09 visit China Starts Work on Burma's Pipeline Rights groups criticize project, saying it will harm local people and bring in huge revenues to Burma's ruling military
02 Nov 09 visit Chinese Leader Urges Australia to End 'Mistrust' Li Keqiang's comments came at the conclusion of a visit to Australia Monday aimed at soothing diplomatic tensions
31 Oct 09 visit Father of China's Space Tech Program Dies at 98 Qian Xuesen, also known as Tsien Hsue-shen, set up country's first missile, rocket research institute, which later helped to start space program
31 Oct 09 visit Dalai Lama Accuses China of Misleading World About Tibet Spiritual leader says Beijing is fooling world into thinking situation between Tibetan people and Chinese had improved
30 Oct 09 visit Hanoi Conference Aims to Link Health with Human Rights UN official tells attendees move toward treatment rather than punishment does not have to conflict with Asian cultural attitudes, or even with China's and Vietnam's Communist ideologies
30 Oct 09 visit Exiled Kadeer Says China Continues Crackdown on the Uighur Community During Japan speech, Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer says she is not an enemy of China, urges government to give Uighurs a peaceful society
28 Oct 09 visit Rights Groups Call for China to Halt Construction of Pipeline in Burma Shwe Gas Movement presented petitions to Chinese embassies around the world, asking China to halt a 980-kilometer pipeline in Burma
27 Oct 09 visit Gates Calls for More Consistent US Military Relations with China US Defense Secretary says China should not suspending such ties every time there is a dispute
27 Oct 09 visit Russia, India, China to Forge Common Approach to Global Issues In a joint statement, India, China and Russia say pace of development in all three countries has improved despite recent financial crisis
26 Oct 09 visit Taiwan President Vows to Seek Eternal Peace With China Ma Ying-jeou said Sunday Taipei will continue dialogue and negotiations with Beijing
24 Oct 09 visit Southeast Asian Nations Discuss East Asian Community Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao unveils six-step proposal to enhance country's cooperation with 10-nation regional bloc
22 Oct 09 visit Australia's Relations With China Cool Over Espionage, Terrorism Concerns Business leaders hopeful Australia's fraught diplomatic ties with China are stabilizing after months of trouble
22 Oct 09 visit China Says It Will Meet Economic Growth Target for 2009 Figures show world's third-largest economy continues to recover more rapidly from global financial crisis than most developed countries
21 Oct 09 visit Beijing: South China Sea Territorial Disputes Not on ASEAN Agenda Beijing believes the dispute is between China and individual South China Sea coastal states

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