Barack Obama

Dalai Lama was a slave master, China tells Obama BEIJING (AP) - The conviction was clear but the message befuddling: China's Foreign Ministry spokesman was equating serfdom in Tibet to slavery in the U.S. - just ahead of President Barack...

In this article: Dalai Lama, China, Tibet, Abraham Lincoln, Buddhist, Beijing, and United States

Obama prods China on yuan but Hu silent on issue BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged a reluctant China to let its yuan currency rise in value at a summit where strains over trade between the two giants crept into...

In this article: Hu Jintao, China, Beijing, United States, Dalai Lama, Buddhist, Self-determination, Global warming, and Tsinghua University

Obama prods China on yuan but Hu silent on issue (Reuters) Obama prods China on yuan but Hu silent on issue Reuters - President Obama speaks during a town hall meeting with future Chinese leaders at the Shanghai Science … By Caren Bohan...

In this article: Hu Jintao, China, Beijing, United States, Dalai Lama, Buddhist, Self-determination, and Global warming

...is in the immediate gratification business." Obama pressed China on issues important to the United States, such as the U.S. view that China should let its yuan currency rise in value. Washington says an undervalued yuan puts U.S....

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Obama pushes China on currency, human rights BEIJING -- Describing ties with China as "never more important to our collective future," President Obama on Tuesday mixed praise for Chinese economic triumphs with gentle prodding on its currency,...

In this article: China, Hu Jintao, Beijing, Climate change, Tibet, United States, and Dalai Lama

...on a new strategy for the drawn-out war in Afghanistan, or get re-elected. For China, Hu and other leaders clearly delighted in the show of face Obama gave them. Far from crowing, however, Hu gave Obama a respectful welcome by soldiers in...

In this article: China, Hu Jintao, U.S., Beijing, North Korea, Iran, White House, Asia, and Washington