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US-China ties set to shape 21st century

Says Obama, opens talks ivith Chinese leaders

AFP, Washington
US President Barack Obama yesterday called for broad cooperation with China to set the course of the 21st century, saying the relationship between the Pacific powers was "as important as any" in the world.
Kicking off two days of in -depth talks in Washington, Obama appealed for cooperation on a broad range of issues from reviving the global economy to fighting climate change, while also nudging Beijing on human rights.
"The relationship between the United States and China will shape the 21st century, which makes it as important as any bilateral relationship in the world. "Obama said.
"That reality must underpin our partnership. That is the responsibility we bear." he said.
In what appeared to be a coordinated new slogan, both Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, who sent a message to the meeting, said they sought a "positive, constructive, and
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comprehensive relationship."
"Our two countries should endeavour to expand common ground, reduce differences, enhance mutual trust and strengthen cooperation," Hu said.
Obama, who is expected to travel to China later this year, has sought to broaden the relationship with Beijing, which is now the largest creditor to the heavily indebted United States.
The dialogue revamps an earlier set of talks launched under former US president George W Bush in 2006 that focused solely on economic issues.
But China, whose delegation here is led by State Councillor Dai Bingguo and Vice Premier Wang Qishan, said it would press the United States on concerns including over the safety of its more than $750 billion invested in US Treasury bonds.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who is leading the US side along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, said that the world's largest developed and developing economies should coordinate their response to the economic crisis.
"China and the United States as leading nations have the opportunity to act not just for the benefit of our own citizens but also for the global economy," Geithner said.
US leaders have generally refrained from describing the China relationship as the "most important" in the world. Clinton used the language during her failed presidential bid, raising concerns among some US .lilies, partic-
ularly Japan.
Clinton yesterday rejected predictions of a "multi-polar world," often used as codeword by Chinese, Russian and other policymakers to signal the end of a US-dominated era.
"Although past relations between the United States and China have been influenced by the idea of a balance of power among great nations, the fresh thinking of the 21st century moves us from a multi-polar world to a multipartner world," Clinton said.