 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
Beijing (AFP) May 25, 2010 The United States and China were to wrap up key talks Tuesday aimed at smoothing out differences on currency and trade issues, as Washington hopes to persuade Beijing to get tough on North Korea. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other key ministers were to meet senior Chinese officials for the second and final day of the annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue. Inter-Korean tensions as well as sensitive issues that have recently dogged Sino-US ties such as trade spats, the yuan and Internet freedom were on the agenda of the high-level talks, attended by a 200-strong US delegation. Relations between Washington and Beijing have been strained over economic issues such as the value of the Chinese currency, but also over US arms sales to Taiwan and US President Barack Obama's February meeting with the Dalai Lama. Clinton is expected to press Beijing to back a UN move to slap further sanctions on North Korea, after a panel of experts concluded that the reclusive regime was behind the March sinking of a South Korean warship. The US military said Monday it wuld carry out anti-submarine and other naval exercises with South Korea in the "near future". Meanwhile South Korea has cut off trade with the North and pledged to take the matter before the UN Security Council, where China -- Pyongyang's sole major ally -- is one of five veto-wielding members. Beijing on Monday again urged restraint. Clinton demanded that North Korea "stop its provocative behaviour" and called on China to cooperate with the United States to deal with the situation. "We must work together to address this challenge and advance our shared objective of peace and stability on the Korean peninsula," she said. The standoff over Iran's nuclear programme, climate change and energy cooperation are also on the agenda of the talks, which are to conclude with a joint press conference, followed by a separate US press briefing. Clinton, who started a week-long Asia tour on Friday in Japan, will fly to South Korea on Wednesday on a visit expected to focus on the sinking of the naval corvette Cheonan, which left 46 South Korean sailors dead.
Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com
Outside View: Trouble in River City?Washington (UPI) May 18, 2010 Britain's May 6 election and the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government were remarkable events. With Tory leader David Cameron as prime minister and Lib Dem head Nick Clegg as deputy PM, some commentators regard this union as transformative in changing the way British politics are conducted. Others gushed that this outcome could be applicable to the politics ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook