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U.S., China Open Talks Amid Criticism of Rights, Economic Policies

Day one of the third annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue finished today in Washington DC. Judging from reports, human rights and economic concerns were the main talking points. From Washington Post: The session opened with criticism by top U.S. officials of recent arrests of Chinese activists and artists that came in the wake of the spreading pro-democracy movement in the Middle East.