Getting Ready For This Week's U.S. - China Meeting

U.S. President Barack Obama meets China's President Hu Jintao (File Photo). Photo: Reuters

U.S. Is Not Trying to Contain China, Clinton Says -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — The United States is not bent on containing China, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday, but the Obama administration is cultivating other allies across Asia to help it manage Beijing’s increasingly bold projection of military and economic power.

In a closely watched address delivered four days before President Hu Jintao’s scheduled state visit to Washington, Mrs. Clinton sought to balance tensions over China’s military buildup and disagreements over North Korea with the administration’s desire to work with Beijing on issues like climate change.

“Distrust lingers on both sides,” she said in her speech at the State Department.

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More News On the Upcoming U.S. - China Summit

'Distrust lingers on both sides,' Clinton says of U.S.-China relations -- L.A. Times
Clinton Says U.S., China Are at `Critical Juncture' in Their Relationship -- Bloomberg
U.S.-China summit must deliver real results: Clinton -- Reuters
Hu, Obama to share intimate dinner -- Strait Times
Despite risks, Obama ready to press China on human rights -- Washington Post
US Officials Look Ahead to Chinese President's State Visit -- Voice of America
Obama, China's Hu will try to smooth rocky relations -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
U.S. group left China 'frustrated' by lack of agreement, official says -- CNN
China-U.S. Relations 'Critical' Ahead Of Hu Jintao's Washington Visit -- Huffington Post
U.S. Presses China for Deals -- Wall Street Journal
The U.S. And China: Rivals That May Need Each Other -- NPR
Scholars weigh in: What should we expect from Hu-Obama meetings? -- Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post
Factbox: Details of Hu's U.S. visit -- Reuters