Obama: China's peacefull rise good to the world

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After addressing the joint press conference, President Hu Jintao and President Barack Obama answered questions from reporters. Obama says the two countries have agreed to build a cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and mutual benefit.

In Joint Press Conference:

>>Full text of China-U.S. joint statement

Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Barack Obama attend a joint press
conference at the White House in Washington, the United States, Jan. 19, 2011.
(Xinhua/Li Xueren)

President Hu: Important consensus reached in talks with Obama

"We had an in-depth exchange of views and reached important agreement on China-U.S. relations and major international and regional issues of shared interest," President Hu told a joint press conference with Obama following their meeting. More Story >>

President Hu: China committed to prote! cting hu man rights

"China recognizes and respects the universality of human rights. And at the same time, we do believe that we also need to take into account the different national circumstances when it comes to the universal value of human rights," Hu said. More Story >>

President Hu: China and the United States should work together to tackle global challenges

"It is all the more necessary for China and the United States to strengthen their cooperation to meet such challenges," Hu told a joint press conference with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, citing terrorism, security of humanity, international financial crisis and growth of the world economy. More Story >>

President Hu: To further increase people-to-people exchanges with U.S.

"Each year we have about 3 million people traveling between our two countries. In other words, on every single day about 7,000 to 8,000 people traveling between China and the United States," Hu said. More Story >>

Obama: U.S. welcomes China's peaceful rise

"I absolutely believe that China's peaceful rise is good for the world and it's good for America," Obama told a joint press conference after talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the White House.

"We also think that China's rise offers enormous economic opportunity," he said. More Story >>

Editor:Zhang Ning |Source: CNTV.C N


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