From the Washingtonpost (link)
This Thursday, Hu Jintao will be in Washington for his first visit since becoming China’s paramount leader in 2002-3. While summit meetings used to be occasions of great importance and attention, in the aftermath of the Cold War, and particularly September 11, such great power get-togethers have receded as emblems of international peace. Nonetheless, the upcoming U.S.-China summit comes as the United States is once again awakening to a challenge from the east, after years of ignoring China’s dramatic rise in economic, political, military, and even cultural power.
Also see comments from the Seattle Times on Hu’s visit to the US: “A century of reaching out to China” (link)
And the Financial Times’ Richard McGregor reports from Seattle about Hu’s visit: “Hu starts US trip with Microsoft visit” (link)
And Reuters’ Chris Buckley reports about Hu’s visit: “China’s Hu Brings Deals and Promises to Wary US” (link)
