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Mon 02 Feb 2009Clinton urges China to stand by US economy
US SECRETARY of state Hillary Clinton ended her visit to China yesterday by attending services at a state-sanctioned church, having a conversation with women’s rights activists and taking part in a brief web chat. As to the substance of the last and possibly most important leg of her Asian visit, talks with Chinese leaders focused on economic and climate change co-operation rather than on thornier issues such as differences on human rights.
Her focus was firmly on the global economy, climate change and security, highlighting the growing importance of US-China relations, while human rights dialogue was kept off the main agenda, to the dismay of rights groups.
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