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...bilateral issues that have sprung up between the two countries, and some matters, like the six-party North Korea talks that resumed on Sept. 13, are pressing. But upon closer examination, despite some inconvenience to the parties involved, a rescheduling may have been just the medicine this summit needed...
...placed a pause on the unfolding drama that is the Sino-American relationship by forcing a rescheduling of President Hu Jintao’s first U.S. visit as China’s head of state. Originally, Hu was scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7 for a summit with President George W. Bush; he would also have visited Canada and Mexico before attending the sixtieth anniversary session of the United Nations in mid-September. Now, in the face of national emergency, a meeting between the two world leaders will be confined briefly to the UN sidelines: A lengthier...
...main purpose of a summit should not center on pomp and circumstance. Nor should it be satisfied with just a nice but token overture of friendliness. There is simply too much at stake for the focus of this landmark visit to be anywhere but on the issues at hand...
...aspect of that rivalry can be seen in China’s most recent chosen alliances—countries like Sudan, Iran and Cuba, all of which are unsympathetic to America. China has also approached U.S. counterweights like the European Union, with which it has just concluded a successful summit settling textile quotas. Although China has become an increasingly powerful player on the world—and especially the East Asian—stage, neither China nor the U.S. can afford a drift into distrust and hostility. A successful summit must address openly and candidly these fundamental truths about China?...
...float, but the 2.1 percent revaluation is still far below the 10 percent wanted by Washington. These issues have all strained Sino-U.S. relations in the past few months, and that’s not even to mention North Korea talks or the perpetual Taiwan question. A successful summit must zoom in and address these problems with all seriousness and delicacy; only then can the relationship between the two countries progress...