From China Daily: President Hu Jintao is set to visit the United States in April, Hong Kong-based Wenweipo reported yesterday, citing diplomatic sources. Both sides have reached a preliminary agreement on Hu’s April visit to Washington, while negotiations on the exact date and arrangements for the visit are ongoing, the report said. See also “US […]
From the Toronto Star: Although Hu Jintao’s visit to North America was overshadowed by coverage of Hurricane Katrina, one theme that came through clearly in Canadian reporting was our desire to expand trade with China. Bilateral trade with the People’s Republic currently is worth about $20 billion a year, and accounts for just a tiny […]
From the San Francisco Chronicle: While the world’s leaders gathered in New York this week for the United Nations summit, President Hu Jintao of China and President Bush finally had a chance at a long overdue meeting late Tuesday. Few Americans noticed that President Hu’s visit was postponed so the White House could address Hurricane […]
From Reuters: Chinese President Hu Jintao offered the world’s poorest countries tariff-free trade, debt relief and cheap loans on Wednesday — but excluded about a dozen states which recognize China’s rival Taiwan. Hu used his speech at a United Nations summit to underscore fast-growing China’s support for the developing world, calling on rich countries to […]
From Time Magazine: Chinese President Hu Jintao’s meeting with George W. Bush this week in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations’ 60th anniversary celebration, continues the series of encounters between top American and Chinese leaders that started in 1972. With each meeting, the drama and historical import has diminished. That’s a positive […]
From the International Herald Tribune: The decision by Washington and Beijing to postpone President Hu Jintao’s official visit to the United States, because of President George W. Bush’s preoccupation with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, allows both sides to defuse, at least for now, a thorny diplomatic issue. Beijing was upset that Hu was not […]
From Reuters: The White House said on Saturday it canceled a planned visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao next week because of Hurricane Katrina. “Both presidents agreed that, in the present circumstances, it was best not to have a meeting in Washington next week,” White House press secretary Scott McClellan said in a statement.
From Business Week: All in all, the expectation is that Hu’s visit will be a relatively friendly affair that will paper over a far more complex reality governing Sino-American ties. “China and the U.S. share important common interests in the Asia Pacific region, and we are willing to work together to make the Asia Pacific […]
From Reuters: Chinese President Hu Jintao heads to the United States next week hoping to patch up economic ties strained by spats over China’s ballooning trade surplus, currency policy and surging textile shipments. Hu starts his visit on Sept. 5, just a few days after talks to hammer out a textile agreement ended in failure, […]
From Reuters: 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 […]
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