Hillary Clinton has called for a deeper US-China partnership, on her first overseas tour as US secretary of state.(visit the link for the full news article)
Co-operation between the US and China on global issues such as the economy and climate change was "imperative", said Mrs Clinton in Beijing.
She said that these would take precedence over points of friction between the two governments, such as human rights and Tibet.
"We want to deepen and broaden our relationship," she said at a news conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Yan.
On the economy, Mrs Clinton sought to reassure China that its massive holdings of US treasury notes would remain a good investment.
"I appreciate greatly the Chinese government's continuing confidence in United States treasuries. I think this is well-grounded confidence," she said.
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Clinton urges stronger China ties
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Hillary Clinton has called for a deeper US-China partnership, on her first overseas tour as US secretary of state.(visit the link for the full news article)
Co-operation between the US and China on global issues such as the economy and climate change was "imperative", said Mrs Clinton in Beijing.
She said that these would take precedence over points of friction between the two governments, such as human rights and Tibet.
"We want to deepen and broaden our relationship," she said at a news conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Yan.
[edit on 21/2/09 by pause4thought]
The Chinese Human Rights Defenders network said today a number of dissidents and human rights activists had been detained at home or put under surveillance, questioned and followed by police in the run-up to Clinton's visit.
Co-operation between the US and China on global issues such as the economy and climate change was "imperative", said Mrs Clinton in Beijing.
She said that these would take precedence over points of friction between the two governments, such as human rights and Tibet.
