The Impolitic (Free subscription) | yesterday
James Fallows is disgusted by the media narrative that followed President Obama home from his Asian tour. Should be read in full, but this one vignette from new US Ambassador to China, former GOP governor Jon Huntsman, tells the story of the media's failure to grasp the facts on the ground. "The trip was the top news story in China, drawing strong interest from the mainland public who, surveys...
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, addressing the "African-Americans Speak Out for Palestine" forum on January 31, 2009 in Detroit. (Photo: Alan Pollock) Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos China-Africa Summit in Egypt Hailed as Success $US10 billion pledged by PRC to assist agricultural and other development projects By Abayomi Azikiwe Editor, Pan-African...
Oliver Willis (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jon Huntsman: ‘I attended all those meetings that President Obama had with Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao,’ Huntsman said, referring to the Chinese president and premier. ‘I’ve got to say some of the reporting I saw afterward was off the mark. I saw sweeping comments about things that apparently weren’t talked about, when they were discussed in [...]
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak reaffirmed in Seoul on Thursday that they will seek a "definite and comprehensive resolution" to the North Korean nuclear issue. Mr. Obama urged the North to return to the six-party nuclear talks, adding that he will send special representative for North Korea policy Stephen Bosworth to the country on Dec. 8. In early October,...
Chicagoray (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Obama found himself in a strange dilemma in China as he's become so used to bashing the USA while overseas this time with his hat in hand looking for some Chinese cabbage to fund the ObamaLosi Care folly that he couldn't bash us too much which threw him off his game, sending him home empty handed. Too bad half of America's voters didn't do the same thing last November, instead falling hook, line and...
Worldfocus (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Stories compiled by Gizem Yarbil, Connie Kargbo, Channtal Fleischfresser, Christine Kiernan, Ivette Feliciano, and Mohammad al-Kassim, and edited by Rebecca Haggerty. CHINA: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with US President Barack Obama in Beijing, where they discussed a range of issues of common concern to both countries. China made few concessions to the U.S. INDIA: [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Trade and the revaluation of the yuan still loom large as US president's visit comes to an end There were no great announcements and no magical breakthroughs. But Barack Obama was taking the long view as he rounded off his three-day visit to China with a sightseeing trip to the Great Wall. "It's magical. It reminds you of the sweep of history," he said, after walking along the snowy parapets...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
China wants to balance its trade relationship with the US Wen Jiabao the Chinese premier told President Barack Obama on Wednesday ahead of talks aimed at easing fraying trade relations between the two countries.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Mr. Obama’s comments came on his final day in China, during which he met with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.
France24 (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
US President Barack Obama wrapped up his first trip to China on Wednesday by meeting Premier Wen Jiabao, who said the two nations were better off as partners not rivals, and visiting the Great Wall. The US president left Beijing for South Korea, where he was due to meet President Lee Myung-Bak on Thursday for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programme and a stalled bilateral free trade pact....
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
US President Barack Obama ended the official part of his trip to China on Wednesday by meeting Premier Wen Jiabao, who emphasised that their two nations were better off as partners, not rivals.
The Age (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
US President Barack Obama ended the official part of his trip to China on Wednesday by meeting Premier Wen Jiabao, who emphasised that their two nations were better off as partners, not rivals.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Beijing - US President Barack Obama met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday as he wound up a first visit to China that featured pledges from both nations to develop strategic cooperation on major international issues. We have had very productive...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
China disagrees to the suggestion of a "Group of Two", Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said at a meeting with visiting U.S. President Barack Obama here on Wednesday. China is still a developing country with a huge population and has a long way to go before it becomes modernized, Wen said, stressing "We must always keep sober-minded over it."
NHatky (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
BEIJING: U.S. President Barack Obama will continue courting China on Wednesday, though perhaps praise on economic and monetary tensions, with the last day of his visit includes talks with the first visit of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.Obama ’s in China has been a mix of show of good will towards his people and sometimes care leaders [...]
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