Chinese President Hu Jintao will seek to play down a perceived economic and military threat to the United States from China on his first visit as head of state while seeking reassurances Washington will rein in Taiwan.
Hu’s Sept. 5-17 tour of North America, which includes stops in Canada and Mexico, comes against a backdrop of heightened Sino-U.S. trade tensions, alarm over China Inc.’s courting of U.S. firms and a simmering concern over the rise of China on the global diplomatic stage.
See also “Chinese president to convey message of peaceful development during US visit” from Xinhua and “Hu’s visit to U.S. called a signal of peaceful goals” from the International Herald Tribune.
