Trip hailed by US business community
The visit by Barack Obama, also the first since he took office, has been well received by US businesses in China who believe the official tour will bring them benefits.
View ArticleObama kicks off first visit to China
SHANGHAI: United States President Barack Obama arrived last night at Shanghai Pudong International Airport to kick off his first visit to China, and will begin negotiations that will likely take a more...
View ArticleObama brings fortune to some in city
SHANGHAI: The visit by United States President Barack Obama to Shanghai has generated an unexpected business boom for some in the city.
View ArticleAmerican-style meals await president
China will host the West Wing this week with tailored American cuisine and a magnificent view over the heart of its capital.
View ArticleOpinion split on Barack's journey
As Barack Obama stepped down from Airforce One in Shanghai last night, many in the US were apparently split on what kind of country was welcoming him.
View ArticleClear communication needed
US President Barack Obama's state visit to China, which started yesterday, will play a positive role in propelling forward the comprehensive development of bilateral ties.
View ArticleOn the right track
US President Barack Obama walked down the gangway in Shanghai last night to begin his visit to China, which lasts through Wednesday.
View ArticleObama should address economic uncertainties
At a time when the global economy has just seemingly managed to emerge from the worst recession in decades, it is all too natural for people to have high expectations of the ongoing visit to China by...
View Article1989 quake jolted sense of what makes US tick
Discovering the United States through a hodgepodge of popular culture, highbrow and low, helps a young man connect with the real and the abstract. Raymond Zhou, columnist for China Daily, recounts his...
View ArticleObama: US not to contain China
Shanghai: Visiting US President Barack Obama said here on Monday that Washington does not seek to contain China.
View ArticleAt different times, China and US both buoyant and refined
Discovering the United States through a hodgepodge of popular culture, highbrow and low, helps a young man connect with the real and the abstract. Raymond Zhou, columnist for China Daily, recounts his...
View ArticleThere's room for both of us: Obama
Barack Obama was in typical eloquent form yesterday for a signature "town hall meeting" with a difference.
View ArticleFace-to-face meeting bridges all
It was a learning experience for both sides."Nong Hao!" Those were US President Barack Obama's first words to the Chinese public yesterday. The US leader had learned to say "hello" in the Shanghai...
View ArticleCellist in tune with president's calendar
Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who has played for five United States presidents, is the first to admit his relationship with the current one is full of coincidence.
View ArticleBarack copies town-hall style to Shanghai
Town-hall style meetings helped Barack Obama win the hearts of US youths, and he is copying that success in China, experts said.
View ArticleTaking new tact, Obama lends ears to young Chinese
United States President Barack Obama's participation in yesterday's town-hall meeting with Chinese youth in Shanghai sharpened the contrast between him and his predecessors on several levels.
View ArticleNo curveballs as expected questions hit out of the park
Watching United States President Barack Obama's town-hall meeting with Chinese youth on xinhuanet.com was a unique experience. It was like reading a foreign play: I had to visualize how the US...
View ArticleTalk of green, not war, partnerships
Using US President Barack Obama's visit to China as a peg, some American columnists have suggested (presumably for money and convenience) that Washington ask Beijing to "help out" in Afghanistan (a...
View ArticleHu, Obama agree to cooperate more
BEIJING: China told the United States here on Tuesday to firmly oppose trade protectionism as one of the major issues of concern during a meeting of the two countries' leaders.
View ArticleObama's first steps fuel new optimism
China and the United States laid aside the issue of monetary exchange rates and reiterated the urgency to resist trade protectionism in a joint statement released yesterday.
View ArticleNations hail exchange of space science info
China and the United States yesterday said they will open a dialogue on space cooperation, a move experts say will increase understanding and benefit both sides in the long run.
View ArticleMoving forward together
China and the United States pledged yesterday to work together on a wide range of issues, including anti-terrorism initiatives and law enforcement cooperation and to talk about manned space flights and...
View Article'Majestic' Forbidden City wows Obama
Anyone who has visited Beijing's Forbidden City, the historic former home of China's emperors during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, knows even an entire day inside the massive...
View ArticleClimate deal may be more than words
The world is likely to see a comprehensive global warming deal, instead of a political declaration on Dec 18, when the United Nations climate change summit ends.
View ArticleSino-US bridge over troubled waters
To meet President Hu Jintao in China, US President Barack Obama had to cross the same ocean that former president Richard Nixon did for his famous meeting with Chairman Mao in 1972. Yet today, the...
View ArticleNixon or Obama, cooperation holds
When Richard Nixon claimed that his one-week stay in China in February 1972 "changed the world", no one could have predicted how great the changes would be.
View ArticleHitting right note on foreign stage
The motorcade ferrying United States President Barack Obama to the Great Hall of the People yesterday paused before it rolled past the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong at Tian'anmen Gate in Beijing.
View ArticleBeyond mutual benefit
Barack Obama looked great against the background of the Palace Museum's snow-covered golden roofs. In fat, he is the only US president to walk through the former imperial palace just after a snowfall.
View ArticleWen hopes for further Sino-US cooperation
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met visiting US President Barack Obama at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, November 18, 2009.
View ArticleCommon interests push bilateral relations high
Washington and Beijing are more likely than ever to become equal partners, as they realized they share many common interests, experts said.
View ArticleNuclear issue tops leaders' agenda in ROK, experts say
Washington and Seoul are expected to renew their call for Pyongyang to go back to the negotiating table during Barack Obama's visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) today.
View ArticleGreat Wall signifies 'sweep of history', US president claims
Standing alone in the chilly wind in front of the winding Great Wall with hands jammed into his pockets, US President Barack Obama enjoyed a moment of peace after wrapping up his four-day tightly...
View ArticleChina impressed with Obama but feeling proud
The giggling eyes of Zhang Yiqun gave it away, but her lips pursed. Something held her back. The freshman student at the University of International Business and Economics deflected the attention on...
View ArticleBarack drops Chinese proverbs, too
When Barack Obama journeyed to the Great Wall yesterday, I was wondering if someone on his team, or the United States president himself, would come up with a Chinese saying or two to express his feelings.
View ArticleChina and US hold reins to a better global future
US President Barack Obama's visit to China is arguably his most important international "rendezvous", especially because some perceive China as a "threat" to the US.
View ArticleWen: China disagrees to so-called G2
Beijing: China disagrees to the suggestion of a "Group of Two" (G2), Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said at a meeting with visiting U.S. President Barack Obama here on Wednesday.
View ArticleMany good tidings from Obama's visit
Barack Obama is the first US president to visit China within a year of assuming office. This shows the importance he attaches to US ties with China.
View ArticleA tale of two economies
China's need to cut its dependence on exports for growth is as urgent as the newly found US determination to pursue export-led growth.
View ArticleObama Drama
A presidential visit is always taken so seriously in China that nothing is left to chance. But nobody could have scripted the most memorable moment of United States President Barack Obama's visit early...
View ArticleFit for a president
While the United States president's maiden China visit is now history, restaurants across Beijing still have Barack Obama fever. Chefs have rustled up a feast fit for the president to mark the event.
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