Obama stresses human rights in meeting with China's Hu Jintao

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Obama stresses human rights in meeting with China's Hu Jintao

By Margaret Talev | McClatchy Newspapers


BEIJING — Chinese President Hu Jintao said the U.S. must shun protectionist trade policies toward China while President Barack Obama called on China to embrace "universal" human rights and reopen talks with Tibet, in a joint appearance Tuesday that underscored the tensions between the two nations.

On the second day of Obama's three-day visit, the leaders announced new agreements on advancing clean energy, student exchanges and scientific research, committed to working toward global warming initiatives and reiterated a mutual desire to containing the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran.

But in two areas where the United States hopes to shift China's positions — valuation of China's currency and China's policies of censorship and human rights abuses — no advancements were announced. The U.S. is the world's largest economy. China, the world's largest nation, has the third largest GDP. A huge trade imbalance between the two nations favors China.

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Obama, who appeared tired, said that he had reiterated to Hu in their private meetings "America's bedrock beliefs that all men and women possess certain fundamental human rights . . . they are universal rights and that they should be available to all peoples, to all ethnic and religious minorities." He said the U.S. and China would hold additional discussions on human rights next year.

"While we recognize that Tibet is part of the People's Republic of China, the United States supports the early resumption of dialogue between the Chinese government and representatives of the Dalai Lama," Obama said. Hu remained expressionless throughout Obama's remarks.

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[Cha]

1. Thanks for appealing

to the Chinese on Human Rights, Pres Obama..and get some rest!

[HopeOverFear]

2. Is it time for him to come back home yet? I miss him lol

[Cha]

3. It's good to get away and

see about the rest of the world so he can get back home!