. >> president hu jintao left early to return to china and where his government says that the western province of xinjian is now under control. we have one of the few journalists in the provincial capital, urumqi. >> of thousands of paramilitary troops arrive. they want the locals to know that the of government is in control. for many han chinese, their presence brought relief. >> the people here don't dare to step out of their home. what we can do now is to be on guard, even if i want to go out and do some exercise, i feel scared. >> president hu jintao or arrives in beijing. he has cut short his trip to the summit. his government states its reputation on stability and he said he had no choice but to return. it is mostly in the muslim uighur part of the city where the soldiers were deployed. soldiers are now deployed all around the uighur neighborhoods. some are carrying automatic weapons. local han chinese are now clearing from the streets. all around this area, the neighborhood has been sealed off. >> as urumqi heads for another night under curfew, vigilantes' have taken to the str

our guard, and even if i want to go out and do some exercise, i feel scared. >> china's president hu jintao arise back in beijing. -- arrived in beijing, saying it was a series that he left the g8 summit. many feel that he had no choice but to return -- saying it was so serious he left the g8 summit. there was the uighur part of town. troops are now apply all around -- are now deployed all around the uighur area. local chinese and uighurs are moving, and all around this area, the neighborhoods, it has not been quite sealed off, but it has been surrounded >> as he heads into another night under curfew, there are reports that vigilante groups have taken to the streets. despite their enormous numbers, the troops still have not brought peace to the city. bbc news, western china. >> and police have detained an australian executive from the mining group rÍo tinto. he is being held along with three other men since sunday, accused of spying and stealing state secrets. the canadian nuclear reactor that provides one-third of the medical isotopes is going to stay offline until later this year. it was

you mentioned hu jintao, he is the big absence that is felt. has been talking about that this morning. what consequences will that have? it will have affects on issues like currency not officially on the agenda. will this, of course, be discussed in a different way? his delegation is here, but his presence would have be been different. there is speculation of a draft of the final communique coming out from reuters saying that the g-8 has not found any official decision on the environment. so that is quite an important thing. if it were to be true. but our cnbc has spoken to canadian officials that say that that is not true. so it's still to be understood what impact that will have on the environment. so this is really what's getting the most attention here in l'aquila today. as the afternoon comes along, we will get more information about what's actually going on there within the walls of the very protected area that the leaders are going to be meeting in. and again, the economy will be at the top of the agenda. scott, over to you. >> claudia,

don shopping as well as president hu jintao. so he witnessed an experience from the whole process of china's reform and opening up how this policy has been advanced and how it has been implemented and how great changes have taken place in china, so dr. kissinger is an eye witness of china and most of the friends here tonight also witnessed parts and sections of china's reform and opening up the process including secretary geithner, who was riding a bicycle and beijing in 1981, and including his father. on the internet people sometimes talk about my relationship sometimes basing on one of the kunkel secretary geithner. [laughter] because his father, peter, and was the chief representatives on the ford foundation in the 1940's -- 1980's in beijing. i talked to his father to apply for funding support from the ford foundation to support my research program, so we once had a working relationship. as people in china used to say if you have a working relationship then your children will call each other [inaudible] [laughter] in my view

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but the chinese leader, hu jintao, left to manage a domestic crisis and progress will be hampered by his absence. this summit may prove, if not decisive, at least a means to prepare the ground for the u.n. climate conference in copenhagen december. bbc news. >> we can speak to our correspondent, bunton kennedy, who is in l'aquila. jane was setting this summit may not prove decisive. what is the latest? >> various developments going on this morning, george. the actual north vs. south meeting will take place in about an hour or so when president obama and the others will try to bridge the deck. kendeigh and persuade the emerging nations to sign up and go along with that -- can they persuade the emerging nations? they probably don't want to go along with it, particularly among the carbon emissions targets. they are saying -- the indians and chinese are saying it is not good enough. the rich nations are not doing enough and it will be too costly to change our countries and criticism in the last few minutes from the u.n. secretary general, who said the policies the g8 has stated are so fa

. >> reporter: progress could be complicated by the absence of chinese president hu jintao. he withdrew from talks to attend violent ethnic clashes in his own country which have killed over 150 people and wounded over 1,000. world leaders appear to be on the same page when it comes to iran. french president nicolas sarkozy says the g8 will give iran until september to continue negotiations over its nuclear ambitions or face tougher sanctions. tehran appears unfazed by the threat. this morning they vowed to carry on with their nuclear program. the g8 leaders are actually hoping for an all-encompassing agreement at a major environmental summit this december, michelle, that will be held in cokoeppecopenhagen, den. >> and the president has a trip planned to italy. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: he's actually on his way to africa a little bit later. this will be the first trip to africa as the chief executive. it's important to note because his father is from kenya, so there's going to be a lot of hoop-la going into that event. gets his thoughts on his first trip t

. >>> overseas now to china, where president hu jintao left the g-8 summit to fly home to deal with the ethic protests in his country. a local leader called for the death penalty for anyone behind the violence, but even that has not been enough to stop the unrest. clarissa word is in ward is in . >> reporter: the official party line here today, the situation is under control. but when we ventured out into this ethnically divided city, we discovered a disturbing theme. a mob of han chinese, armed with sticks and bats, visually beating a uighur man, before turning their outrage to us. it's been three days since bloody riots broke out, pitting uighur muslims against the dominant han chinese. the cause? two uighurs died in a brawl with the han. now 156 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured, making it the worst ethnic violence this country has en in decades. fearful of losing even more control, the government has blocked all internet, text messages, and international phone calls, and today, china spared no manpower to put a stop to the bloodshed. thousands of troops have been p

. >>> chinese president hu jintao warned of severe punishment today for anyone inciting the violent protests in the northwest part of the country. throughout the day, loudspeakers in the cities blared messages, such at "keep social order." one woman has become the symbol of opposition to the government since the protests began. abc's clarissa ward is in urumqui. >> reporter: today, police patrolled the streets as nervous residents looked on. after days of violent clashes between uighur muslims and han chinese, the tension in this ethnically divided city is still palpable. this is perhaps the most striking image of this conflict. one woman hobbling on a crutch towards a wall of stone-faced soldiers and armored vehicles, demanding to know what they have done with her family. today, we walked through streets looking for this brave woman, who was anonymous just two days ago. it didn't take long to find her. her name is tursun gul. her family, all migrant workers. she has two small children. "they arrested my husband and my older and younger brothers," she told us. "five of them altogether." she

president of peoples republic of china hu jintao, 27th of july, 2009 in beijing. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, in his congratulatory message, president hu jintao raised expectation and requirements of the first round of the strategic and economic dialog. in a while president obama will join us and make an important speech. to jointly build a comprehensive china/u.s. relationship for the 21st century has been brought in. it was issued an oriented towards the 21st century. the current dialogs are a major reflection of this agreement. we are keenly aware of the great responsibilities on our shoulders as required to make full use of the dialog to strengthen neutral stress and work to achieve mutually beneficial results. at present the world economy is at a critical moment of moving out of crisis and towards recovery. the chinese government adopted serious policy measures to respond to international financial crisis and these measures have paid off. in the first half of the year, china's g.d.p. grew by 7.1% in increasingly visible signs of economic stabilization

hu jintao left the g-8 to address the violence in the northwestern part of his country.s boiling over from the weers and han chinese. at least 160 people are dead after riots this past weekend. police have reportedly detained 1,400 people so far. mediation talks are set for tomorrow to resolved the political crisis in hon during. its ousted president jose manuel zelaya met with secretary of state hillary clinton yet. he was overthrown in a military-led coup ten days ago, and despite the violence some of his supporters have faced, they keep demonstrating. among those speaking out, his wife. >> translator: from here in front of the embassy, i want to thank the understand government for the signs of support. as we have seen, they do not recognize any other position that is not manuel zelaya. >> both have agreed to meet tomorrow in costa rica. >>> we have been talking about a new report on security at federal buildings. the senate homeland security committee is hearing testimony right now. what we know is undercover investigators were able to smuggle bomb parts including liq

. >>> you china's president hu jintao cutting short his trip in italy to deal with ethnic violence raging in northwest china. street battles have now killed at least 15 of people. more than 1,000 are injured. >>> in north korea, a rare public appearance by the reclusive kim jong-il. the 67-year-old kim appearing frail and pretty gaunt at the service marking the 15th anniversary of his father's death. he was last seen in public in april. >>> massachusetts filing a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of the federal defense of marriage act. this is the first state to take aim at the 1996 law which defines marriage as being the union between a man and a woman, anderson. >> still ahead, governor sarah palin calling it quits with 18 months left in her term. don't call her a quitter. >> i'm certainly not a quitter. i'm a fighter. that's why i'm doing this to fight for what is right without the constraints that have been surrounding me in these final months. >> palin says all those charges of ethics violations took their toll, charges she calls frivolous. are they will? we're digging deepe

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productive conversations have helped to lay the foundation for what president obama and president hu jintao called the comprehensive china/u.s. relationship the 20th-century. -- twenty-first century. we are listing the full range of talent within our government to tackle problems that spill over not just borders and oceans but also traditional bureaucratic boundaries which are sometimes the hardest to overcome, from climate change to trade and investment to poverty and disease. just as no nation today can solve the challenges we face alone, neither can government work in isolation. the issues are too very and complex for that. so engaging the expertise, experience and energy of those outside government, including the private sector and all of you here tonight, is vital to our future progress. i also am delighted that we are going to have, very soon, a new ambassador from the united states to china, who will soon be confirmed ambassador huntersman, looking forward to working not only on behalf of our nation's policies, but willie representing the american people to the chinese people. we wan

. -- president hu jintao. 30 years ago, the ad states and china established formal diplomatic relations. what followed was a blossoming of chinese economic growth and diplomatic engagement that has allowed our nation to reach this place of opportunity today. but this dialogue also marks the beginning of an unprecedented effort to lay the foundation for a positive, cooperative, and comprehensive u.s.-chinese relationship in the 21st century. so many members of president obama's capt. here, that reflects our belief that a strong relationship will yield rewards not only for our two nations, but indeed for the world beyond. we believe in the decades ahead, great countries will be defined less by their power to dominate or divide than by their capacity to solve problems. it is this reality that no country can solve today's challenges alone that demands a new global architecture for progress. although past relations between the u.s. 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

and with hu jintao not here, it was unlikely it was going to engage more traction.nese have $2 trillion worth of reserves and 70% of that is stuck in the dollar, whether they like it or not, for the short-term. this wasn't just a g-8 conference. it was g-el plus g-35 and today, the key development issues has brought in a whole load of countries between the imf, the australian countries. was it successful or not? that remains to be seen. they al pretty much came up with the same saying in terms of -- >> well, no, that we have goot a process. we have pittsburgh in september and we have this neeth, as well. and we have to key the dialogue going on all of these issues. yes, there's disappointment that the developing nations didn't sign up to firm commitments on climate. we haven't moved overtly forward with free trade calls or got a consensus on stimulus, as well. the fact remains, what is the alternative for this kind of conference? as one of our guests said, well, they could teleconference. well, you can't do that. you need eyeball to eyeball otherwise nothing will ev

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. >>> chinese president hu jintao abruptly left the gayle summit today to handle a crisis at home.ice rolled into the xinjiang province to, a huge show of force designed to quash the violence. some 1,400 people are believed to have been arrested. >>> cnn has learned some disturbing new details about what investigators found when they arrived at jackson's home 12 days ago. here's what we know. a source inside the investigation tells cnn jackson was emaceated, his arms riddled with track marks, veins in both arms were collapsed. numerous bottles of, quote, dangerous drugs were found in the home. the source also says his body was paper white from head to toe and was bald. we won't know the caught of death until a toxicology report is completed. >>> did you watch the memorial service? millions tuned in yesterday to celebrate the life of michael jackson. here are some moments to remember. >> i just want to say, ever since i was born, daddy has the best father you could ever imagi imagine, and i just want to say i love him so much. >> both of us needed to be adults very early, but when w

i also thank president obama and president hu jintao for the importance they place on the dialogs andheir guidance and support. the next dialog will be held in beijing. we welcome you. we welcome secretary clinton and secretary geithner and all my american friends to beijing. what we are worried is whether we can reciprocate such warm hospitality, such careful arrangements that we will try our best. finally, i wish to say as long as we work together and keep firmly to our direction, we will build a better tomorrow for china and u.s. relations running so long. thank you very much. [applause] >> that was an inspiring and wonderful speech. and we agree with you, that the vice premier is an outstanding speaker. but you have persuaded this audience that you too are an outstanding public speaker and we're grateful for your remarks. let me say to all of you who have participated tonight, thank you so much for being with us. and i particularly want to thank the four leaders of the strategic and economic dialog. i would also like to wish our chinese visitors a safe journey home and to get them

. >> chinese president hu jintao is missing out on the g-8 summit because of ethnic violence in his country. this is amateur video. it appears to show security forces going into neighborhoods to arrest suspects involved in sunday's deadly violence. 156 people have died in the feud between the hahn chinese, the country's dominant ethnic group and the muslim uighurs. more than 1,000 people were hurt. >> now to a developing story out of iraq. several early morning bombings have killed more than 40 people. and a suicide bomber killed at least 34 people and injured 70 others. in baghdad, two roadside bombs left seven people dead. these attacks come one day after two other deadly bombings. u.s. combat forces pulled back out of the cities last month, signaling confidence in recent security improvements by the iraqis and the ability of the iraqi forces to keep order. >>> 5:07 is the time, 67 degrees. the new safety concerns about bottled water. >> plus, new details in the death of steve mcnair. video of his girlfriend's dui just days before she's accused of killing the former football star and hers

under mao was a close country and now under hu jintao it is supposedly an open country. uyghurs have to hang on because we believe we should be free. just like all people. the chinese communist government is an equal opportunity oppressor of all groups, all ethnic and religious groups. our hope is that this chinese communist party changes to the democratic party and introduces reforms. our ethnicity, religion, culture, language could be respected. but that is the long-term goal. it will not change overnight. as we can see the chinese communist government still hold on to power. to answer your question of bell uyghurs and on-- in guantanamo,e reason the u.s. is not accepting -- there is some opposition. some american people believe they are a threat. because they were in afghanistan and then the gitmo stigma plays an important role, unfortunately. host: this is written about in the opinion pages today in "the new york times" -- won passage points out that uyghurs risen many things about china, but also resent the increased competition for jobs. how much of this current un

in terms of how we deal with this, this is a question for dhs > >> today, president hu jintao returned because of the continuing rights. they are trying to sort out the facts. has there any beebeen any sorti? >> we remain deeply concerned about the situation. we are very concerned by the amount of violence we have seen and we continue to call on all parties to use constraint. we have not gotten any reports of large-scale violence. we have observed that the police are maintaining a high security profile. we think that all sides should refrain from violence. while it is important but the chinese authorities act to restore the quarter and prevent further violence, we hope that their actions will reflect the respect for chinese citizens. >> the doocy the deployment of chinese troops as a way to stabilize the situation? -- do you see the deployment of chinese troops anas a way to stabilize the situation? >> we want all sides to exercise restraint. as i say, we hold as this goes forward that the legal rights of all citizens will be respected. >> you don't want to comment on the deployment of