on that front after tension when secretary of defense dick gates went to china, the visit itself was let's all make nice. >> you mentioned human rights and needling, there's a question about whether we'll needle them about humanity rights. how -- human rights. what did president obama say about that. gwen: the peace prize this year. >> he wasn't allowed to go to the ceremony of course. the president did as little as possible. at the conference, there was a moment when he was asked about this and jintao ignored it and blamed it on the translation. another reporter pressed the case. i would love to know what jintao was thinking. he gave a standard defense and then at one point said china -- a lot needs to be done in china in terms of human rights. that was sort of a concession of some sort. the chinese didn't get to hear that. that part was not broadcast. i say it was downplayed but it came up and certainly house democratic leader nancy pelosi met when -- mentioned it when they met. >> you mention the economic agenda is not just about the united states selling stuff to china. we have a