obama calm and confident and mr. hu hard to read. >> can you explain how the united states can be so allied with the country that is known for treating its people so poorly? >> we have some core views as americans about the elaris all the of certain rights, of freedom of speech, assembly, and religion. they are important and trent said cultures. >> there were problems with translation and when he got his answer, he seemed to be reading it from a paper. >> we have made progress but we still have much to do. not much spontaneity or personal chemistry. there is a gift. china is to buy $45 billion worth of exports and it is welcome news. china may command respect in the u.s. but it does not command a lot of affection. president hu jintao's mission maintains that. to persuade americans in the future, china can be a worthy friend. the chinese government is running advertisements on u.s. television this week which showed china in the first light. perhaps they can persuade americans that china's rise to power is not to be feare

mr. hu'snly policy speech of the entire trip. more of the reassuring messages that emerged on wednesday. he had a broader message, too. >> we do not in days in an arms race. china will never seek to dominate or to institute an expansionist policy. >> it was a conciliatory tone meant to call on the concerns felt in america and southeast asia about china's presence in the china seas. while statements like this are diplomatic, they were recently overtaken by events. china's regional strategy will remain a source of uneasy in east asia. wednesday night's state dinner was being picked over in washington. was mrs. obama's dress a homoagage to the chinese flag? >> i propose a toast. to our people, the citizens of the people's republic of china and the united states of america. >> the white house is getting good marks in washington for the way it handled this trip. mr. hu's statement that china has much to do as -- on human rights is being seen as an encouraging sign. >> while we appreciate those word

mr. hu is hard to read bu. >> can you explain how they can be so allied with a country that is known for treating this country so poorly? >> we have some views as americans about certain rights and freedom of speech, religion. freedom of assembly. we think it is very important. it transcends cultures. >> it turns awkward. there are problems with translation. when he got his answer, he seemed to be reading it. >> we have made progress with human rights. we still have much to do. >> not much spontaneity or personal chemistry here. there was a gift from mr. hu. china is to buy u.s. exports. it is welcome news here. >> it does not demand a lot of the infection. his mission will be to face that and persuade americans that in the future china can be a worthy friend. >> the chinese government is -- advertisements but the understanding is growing that they must work together. >> if we begin to pull away from each other, china begins to play games with a u.s.-that begins to try to everyone else to sa

obama confident, mr. hu hard to read.questions from the press are all but unknown. >> can you explain how the u.s. can be so alliedith a country that is known for treating its . >> not much spontaneity here but there is a gift for mr. hu. china is to buy $45 billion worth of chinese exports. china may command respect but it does not come and affection. part of the president's mission will be to try to change that to persuade americans in the future china can be a worthy friend. the chinese government is running advertisements on television that shows china in a soft light. perhaps this can persuade zçç&-y?7ç tschida's rio power is to be embraced. the undersea -- tschida's rise to power is to be embraced. -- china's rise to power. >> if we begin to pull away from one another and play games with currency and if china begins to play games with u.s. debt such that the u.s. economy is of the obama's presidency. cameras were allowed to linger for a moment. outside the white house a group of demonstrators played out their prote

if you remember the pain when you miss your father, i hope you can use all you can to urge to ask mr. hu jintao to release gao zhisheng and release him and let him come to united states and unite with our family. today in china the chinese people are being persecuted by brutally violated their human rights by the chinese communist party. for example the writer lee hong was just persecuted to death 15 days ago and he wrote an article to support gao zhisheng. there are many people like gao zhisheng, many l now he from chg one of top leaders of the kenyan and square democracy movement. one of the most wanted by the dictatorship. now the president of all girls allowed. this protect chinese girls from rampant abortions. disparity is huge in china. there may be as many as 1 hundred million missing girls directly attributable to vote one child per couple policy. >> thank you for your passion and courage on behalf of the people in china on behalf of women and children. thank you all for being here to share our message. as we gather here today in the u.s. capitol, 35,000 forced and coerced aborti

obama told mr. hu he thinks about china's currency is unvalued, which hurts american exports. but before the summit signed $30 million worth of export deals, mostly airplanes, and president hu said american corporations would have greater access to the chinese huge markets. >>> it was a volatile holiday-shortened week on wall street, the markets hitting fresh multi-year highs on tuesday. followed by the s&p 500 and the nasdaq's worst day in more than two months on weakness in the chipmakers. two changes at the top of the technology world. a shake-up at search giant google. its co-founder larry page to become ceo, while current ceo eric schmidt will become executive chairman. the company also beat earnings expectations for the latest quarter. apple's ceo steve jobs also announcing he is taking a medical leave for the second time in two years. jobs has a rare form of pancreatic cancer. chief operating officer kim cook will take the reins in jobs' absence. apple also made nunes on earnings front, beating analysts' expectations again as did ibm and chip maker intel. citigroup miss

you know, mr. hu's most important title is not president. you know, it's party secretary of the communist party putting him above the mim tear. the military is a powerful interest group, but i think the party is in control of the military. the second point is that mr. hu himself compared to past leaders is a weak leader. pretty much first among equals of the like. he has no real personality or connection with the population. he's like a superbureaucrat as it were and that makes, you know, it hard to get clarity on decision making because you don't know who makes the decision. you might get mr. hu's agreement, but that doesn't flow like a rapid stream in the system. he has to persuade everybody. he's not a strong man leader and people shouldn't expect him to snap fingers and get things done. >> host: what do you think of him joining president obama at a joint news conference an wednesday. >> guest: he doesn't do that thing. it's got to be fascinating. i wonder if it will be scripted questions or something like that. he's not used to this at a

now, i would like -- chinese president mr. hujintao's message to the second session on a strategic forum, u.s.-china clean every -- clean energy cooperation july 16th 2011 and this is the message from president hu jintao. on the occasion of the second session of the strategic forum on u.s.-china clean energy cooperation coasted by the china institute of innovation and development strategy and the brookings institution in washington, d.c., i would like to express congratulations to all of the participants to the fore, through china and the united states and also, i would like to give my sincere greetings to the friends from both countries who have cared for the bilateral relationship between the two countries. ayaan 219, the first session of the strategic forum on the u.s.-china clean energy cooperation was successfully held in beijing, which provided a platform for men and women from both countries to promote cooperation in environment and energy. i believe the second session of the forum will continue to promote the two countrie

and so the thing to watch after mr. hu jintao's visit is will they stop, will he stop doing this kind of thing? is done. is hurting, i think this is not u.k. detention of the chinese leaders. it cost them. i think this topic i think about, has done a very good job very quietly intervening in various ways and saying, we're not going to allow this, it's not going to happen. and i think it's been quite effective. and so let's watch. let's see what happens. if we have a situation where the military is out of control in china, if it's been being met we know to rise, then it could be more dangerous situation. but at this point i would have to agree with mr. wortzel, i think the civilian leaders to have ultimate control. when you look at their cost and benefits of this kind of behavior hurts them. so i think they have to call it back. >> make you very much. and thank you, madam speaker. i yield back to make of my time. >> pleased to recognize mr. ackerman, the ranking member designated on the subcommittee on the middle east and s

now i would like to have our chinese president mr mr. hu jintao's message.of the second session of the strategic forum on u.s.-china clean energy cooperation cohosted by the china institute of innovation and development strategy and the brookings institution. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: in washington, d.c. i would like to express congratulations to all the participants to the forum from china and the united states. and also i would like to give my sincere greetings to the friends from both countries who have carried the ballot relationship. in 2009, the first session of the strategic forum on u.s.-china clean energy cooperation was successfully held in beijing, which provided a platform for men and women from both countries. to promote cooperation in involvement and energy. i believe the second session of the forum will continue to promote our two countries cooperation on clean energy and sustainable development. this forum will certainly play a very important role in this area. china and the united states are both energy producers and energy

hu jintao at a state dinner tonight. the main course: ribeye steak. but it comes with a side of diplomatic pressure mr. obama is pushing hu to improve human rights in china, but much of the talk and tension between the world's two biggest economies. economies so dependent on each other, involves trade. we have two reports, beginning with chief white house correspondent chip reid. >> reporter: chinese president hu jintao arrived at the white house to an elaborate welcome ceremony. ♪ ♪ as the two men greeted a group of students, president obama pointed out his daughter, sasha. despite that friendly gesture and all the pomp, president obama said during a press conference that in private meetings he challenged president hu on fundamental disagreements, including human rights. >> i have been very candid with president hu about these issues. >> reporter: in a rare concession, president hu admitted that a lot still needs to be done in china on human rights but gave no indication anything would change any time soon. the two leaders spent most of their time talking about the economy, both repeatedly uttering the

the second point is, mr. hu himself, compared to past leaders, is something of a week later. he is like your super pure crap. -- a bureaucrat. that makes it hard to get a decision. he has got to persuade everybody. so he is not the strongest leader and people should not expect him to snap his fingers and get things done. host: 20 you think about him joining president obama for a joint news conference this week? reading the papers, he does not do interviews. guest: it will be fascinating. i wonder if it will be a real news conference or just a couple of scripted questions. he is not used to this. generally, he is shielded from the sort of thing. host: he is doing this because of prodding from the united states? guest: absolutely, and i think it is a good thing one reason why, if, china is misunderstood is because we do not know their people. we do not have a sense of their personality. we do not know what drives them as individuals. we just have this monolithic view which allows people to demonize them. that is as much as their own making. host: front page of "in the financial

. >> the committee concluded mr. huas given a session that he could reclines on defense policies on the basis of his inside knowledge. this was a particularly serious breach of the code. it brought the house and its members generally into this for spooked -- disrepute. >> his pass was withdrawn to five years, after which he could not bring parliament into disrepute. his pass was withdrawn for six months. someone but that was disproportionate. >> to bring these things to the floor of this house, i think there is something wrong about this. >> in the end, they backed the sanctions would come and support. in the house of lords, three pairs were given lengthy suspensions after wrongly claiming thousands of pounds in expenses. one person was suspended until april, 2012, and told to repay more than 125,000 pounds. another person was suspended for eight months and has repaid more than 27,000 pounds. another person was suspended for four months and has returned 41,000 pounds. the initial findings were sent out by the committee.

the second point is, mr. hu himself, compared to past leaders, is something of a week later.is like your super pure crap. -- a bureaucrat. that makes it hard to get a decision. he has got to persuade everybody. so he is not the strongest leader and people should not expect him to snap his fingers and get things done. host: 20 you think about him joining president obama for a joint news conference this week? reading the papers, he does not do interviews. guest: it will be fascinating. i wonder if it will be a real news conference or just a couple of scripted questions. he is not used to this. generally, he is shielded from the sort of thing. host: he is doing this because of prodding from the united states? guest: absolutely, and i think it is a good thing one reason why, if, china is misunderstood is because we do not know their people. we do not have a sense of their personality. we do not know what drives them as individuals. we just have this monolithic view which allows people to demonize them. that is as much as their own making. host: front page of "in the financial tim

the second point is, mr. hu himself, compared to past leaders, is something of a week later. he is like your super pure crap. -- a bureaucrat. that makes it hard to get a decision. he has got to persuade everybody. so he is not the strongest leader and people should not expect him to snap his fingers and get things done. host: 20 you think about him joining president obama for a joint news conference this week? reading the papers, he does not do interviews. guest: it will be fascinating. i wonder if it will be a real news conference or just a couple of scripted questions. he is not used to this. generally, he is shielded from the sort of thing. host: he is doing this because of prodding from the united states? guest: absolutely, and i think it is a good thing one reason why, if, china is misunderstood is because we do not know their people. we do not have a sense of their personality. we do not know what drives them as individuals. we just have this monolithic view which allows people to demonize them. that is as much as their own making. host: front page of "in the financial

and so the thing to watch after mr. hu jintao's visit is will they stop, will he stop doing this kind of thing? is done. is hurting, i think this is not u.k.etention of the chinese leaders. it cost them. i think this topic i think about, has done a very good job very quietly intervening in various ways and saying, we're not going to allow this, it's not going to happen. and i think it's been quite effective. and so let's watch. let's see what happens. if we have a situation where the military is out of control in china, if it's been being met we know to rise, then it could be more dangerous situation. but at this point i would have to agree with mr. wortzel, i think the civilian leaders to have ultimate control. when you look at their cost and benefits of his kind of behavior hurts them. so i think they have to call it back. >> make you very much. and thank you, madam speaker. i yield back to make of m time. >> pleased to recognize mr. ackerman, the ranking member designated on the subcommittee on the middle east and south

and i am very pleased that president hu will be visiting my hometown of chicago. mr.brave to visit chicago in the middle of winter. i have warned him that the weather may not be as pleasant as it is here today. [laughter] president obama: but i know in the students and business people that you meet, you will see the extraordinary possibilities of partnership between our citizens. so again, i believe that we have helped to lay the foundation for cooperation between the united states and china for decades to come. and michelle and i look forward to hosting president hu for a state dinner tonight to celebrate the deep tieing between our people, as well as our shared hopes for the future. president hu. [speaking in chinese] >> translator: friends from the press, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. first of all, i want to express sincere appreciation to the president obama and the people of united states for the warm welcome of me and my colleagues. just now i've had talks with president obama in a candid, pragmatic, and constructive atmosphere. we had in depth exchange

mr obama in the. election period. dealing with president hu so probably one of the most important. there will be a progress in this. there will be beneficial for bomber the current see the. the. expected. him the chinese currency is sold that obama could say to the american people here are good some. something from the chinese side on this very important piece that you mention current see there in so many ways it's clear isn't to the global interest. eastwood's but does the u.s. still hold enough influence do you think to try and retain the power to it's been used to having for so long. i can just. hear your clear. i'll just repeat the question for you mr conan the f.t.c. think that america still. has enough influence to really persuade china to come around to their way of thinking on all the issues that are going to be discussed over this four day visit when it seems very clear that much global power is shifting eastwood's. well i think that the united states still has a very very much influence on china america market is very much important for the chinese exporters china althoug

hu jintao. henry? [applause] >> mr. president, distinguished guests, before i say anything else, let me congratulate president hu jintao on his successful summit in washington , which i am sure will be marked as a turning point that starts a cooperative dimension in dealing with the important issues that are before us. when we finished the communique announcing my secret visit, someone turned to me and said, this will shake the world. and it did. the opening of relations between china and the united states after so many years of separation did shake the world. since then, eight american presidents, four generations of chinese leaders have worked on this relationship. when i think of the chinese leaders from chairman mao, who unified the country, to the shopping -- to the start of the reform and opening, to the leader who implemented those concepts in difficult periods, and then to present hu jintao, who developed and built on the achievements of his predecessors and came into a situation where both inside china and on re

and later there is going to be a lavish welcome for hu including an official state dinner. only the third state dinner of mrama's presidency. ccidental shooti >>> oakland mayor jean quan and also san francisco interim mayor ed lee attending that state dinner tonight. again, these are live pictures from the white house. chinese president hu jintao and president obama. >>> two 15-year-olds are in the hospital this morning after an accidental shooting at a los angeles high school. the teenagers were struck by the same bullet after a gun went off inside a backpack that was put on a desk. a 15-year-old girl was shot in the head. she is in critical condition. the other victim, a 15-year-old boy, was shot in the neck. doctors say he is in fair condition. students are still trying to calm their nerves. >> cops got there and they were telling us, they told my class to get on the ground. >> on the overcom they just said like that, uhm, that there was a shooting or something? so that we were on lockdown. >> the 17-year-old student who brought the gun to school is still being questioned by police. >>> three people are

. >> rose: suppose that president hu says to president obama "mr. president, what role do you want your country to play in the region that we are dominant? what is the role that you would like to play?" what should the president's answer be? >> i think the president should say-- at least this is what i would have urged him to say-- that no part of the world today can be considered an exclusive zone of preponderance or domination. but there is a sphere of influence and obviously the united states has a role to play in asia, especially since even the chinese would not wish it. a great many countries do wish it. and i would hope to chinese would also recognize-- and i think to some extent they do-- that it's useful for them, it's good for them that we play a role within china also. look at the impact, for example, the positive impact, of our technology. of our educational system. we have more than 100,000 chinese students in our universities. so the notion of america not being part of some asian age of cooperation, of regional institutions is, in a sen

hu jintao. last night, the ceremony was a rare honor for a foreign leader. it starts a two-day visit that includes an oval office meeting and two dinners with mr. obama. beyond the pomp and circumstance, there's substance. and three, key issues on the agenda. first, national security issues, including north korea's nuclear prom. and u.s./chinese military relations. second, human rights and military reform in china. president obama is a nobel peace prize winner. the chinese are keeping a nobel peace prize winner in prison. >> the longer china represses freedom, the longest it will miss out on opportunities. and the longer nobel prize winners, empty chairs in oslo, will remain a symbol of a nation of unfulfilled promise. >> reporter: and third, trade and economic issues. perhaps the biggest point of contention. mr. obama is once again to push china to stop undervaluing its currency. he's going to push for goods to be sold in chinese markets. china can produce cheaper goods selling them overseas. president obama will host the chinese president at a lavish state dinner at the white house. a clear sign that the importance the administration places on this

hu on his radio show yesterday. his comments belittle the contributions of the chinese country. mr. limbaugh owes the chinese community an apology for this pointless and ugly offense. so far, no reaction from the talk show host. >>> at vallejo city hall today, there's optimism that the city is finally emerging from budget battles and bankruptcy. the city says it's close to a settlement with its two largest creditors. after cutting several city departments, the city manager says budget projections show that vallejo should be able to maintain current service levels without further layoffs. city counsel will consider approving the assessment report tuesday. >>> it was toasty outside, i dare say even suntan weather. temperatures above average today. jeff ranieri is joining us. what happened? >> we have high pressure sitting offshore. it's rare. there's the region of high pressure, the clockwise flow helping these breezy conditions to move in today. our top wind gusts oakland north airport 53 mile per hour wind gusts, concord 24.an esse lerre h in the south bayay with a 23 mile per hour

mr. or president obama. is president hu, and that is his family name. host: what else should the viewers know about chinese culture, or should be noted at a state dinner like this? guest: one thing is that you never use all-white flowers. in china, they preserve all-wide for funerals. you don't wink at someone. there -- that is very offensive in the country, and you don't point with fingers. it is hard to remember sometimes, because we don't think about it, but we try to make an issue. in public and in meetings, the chinese are always very polite. we tried to do the same thing and treat them accordingly. we find they know a great deal about american way of life, about our culture. we as the world become smaller and smaller and are beginning to know a great deal more about china, and to solve many of our problems in our relationships by understanding their culture. host: it looks like president hu is about to arrive any second th. we will listen in and come back and talk to you more. guest: thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the p

and i am very pleased that president hu will be visiting my hometown of chicago. mr.e to visit chicago in the middle of winter. i have warned him that the weather may not be as pleasant as it is here today. but i know that in the students in the business people you meet, you will see the extraordinary possibilities of partnership between our citizens. so again, i believe that we've helped to lay the foundation for cooperation between the united states and china for decades to come. rachelle and i look forward to hosting president hu for a state dinner tonight to celebrate the ties between our people as spurs are shot hopes for the future. president hu. [speaking in chinese] >> translator: friends from the press, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. first of all, i want to express sincere appreciation to president obama and the government and people of the united states for the warm welcome according to me and my colleagues. just now i have had talks with president obama in a candid, pragmatic and attract good atmosphere with in-depth exchange of views and reached imp

mr. berman, for his remarks. >> thank you very much, madam chairman. chinese president hu jintao is in washington this week for a state visit. as we speak he and president obama our meeting at the white house. after an often tense year the two leaders will try to set the contours of the relationship for the immediate future. the u. s-china relationship, one of the most interconnected and complex in global affairs has major implications for the future of asia and the entire world. the challenge for the obama administration is to manage that relationship in no way that strengthens our cooperation with beijing in areas where we have shared interests while at the same time addressing the serious concerns we have regarding a number of china's policies. china is neither an allied nor an enemy. it is both a competitor and a partner in foreign affairs, security, and economics. a key goal of our china policy must be to prioritize our myriad of global interests, identified those issues where we are most likely to positively change china's position and then find and use our leverage

obama than they do to president hu american press reports supporters fishel say that obama is going to be much tougher this time while waiting on a very obvious reception for mr who is behind the scenes to do much tougher pushing some of these issues particularly trade practices access to the chinese market and so on but whether he'll get anything substantive out of it in the short term is i think questionable thoughts or other foreign affairs columnist simon tisdall in london and you can have your say but when you think about u.s. china relations what might their future be on our website our team dot com it's a question we're asking you tonight this is what you've told us online at r.t. dot com let's see. the chart is just about to spell out there the results constantly changing or less than half of you now that's forty three percent was forty six an hour ago chose again that least serious option that china will own half of america's territories or say thanks for voting anyway twenty four percent of you predicted a fragile alliance between the code the two countries there's a slight increase in the number of those of you twenty two percent now thinking the m

hu jintao. henry. .ne[applause] >> mr. resident, distinguished guests, before i say anything else, let me congratulate president hu jintao on his successful summit in washington. which i am sure it will be marked as a turning point that starts a cooperative dimension in dealing with the important issues that are before us. when we finished the communiquÉ announcing my secret visit, premier cho turned to me and said, this will shake the world. and, indeed, the opening of relations between china and the united states, after so many years of separation, did shake the world. since then, eight american presidents, for generations of chinese leaders, have worked on this relationship. and what i think of the chinese leaders, from chairman mao, unified the country, to deng xiaoping who started the reform and opening, to others who implemented those concepts in a difficult period, and then to president hu jintao, who developed and built on the achievements of the predecessors, and came into a situation where both inside china and i

than they do to president hu american press reports white house officials say that obama's going to be much tougher this time while they're in on a very lavish reception for mr who is behind the scenes in the much tougher push in some of these issues particularly trade practices access to the chinese market and so on but whether he'll get anything substantive out of it in the short is i think questionable. well you find out more on the chinese president's visit to washington on our website at alton dot com and while there i want to take a look at them available to receive got mine done at the moment find out why i feel for the church official the facts in a sense of russian women as inappropriate accusing them of dressing like strippers . on why there may soon be not much resting in peace in the trees planted them into the life and soul of swiss society. now media freedom in the european union is in decline that's the finding of an international organization defending the rights of journalists its annual review suggest that in some countries reporters are under pressure from their governments and are often forced to reveal less force is one such country into

. >> hu jintao was just going -- [ imitating aggressive chinese speech ] >> reporter: yee thought that was derogatory and tried to hold mr. limbaugh accountable. he held a press conference yesterday to address the threats that he has been getting including some that investigators were looking into to see if they have any connection to the gabrielle giffords shooting on january 8. here's what yee had to say. >> we have been threatened before. we have not taken it rather seriously. but with the recent shooting and other threats throughout the country, we are taking a lot more serious. but am i changing my behavior? no, i'm not. we will continue to go out to different communities to talk about issues. >> reporter: some of the other controversial issues that yee has been involved with, the speaker controversy with sarah palin at stanislaus and got threats after that as well as well as his dealings on trial to reel in violent videogames, some threats after that. again, it comes with the territory. but for leland yee it's getting to be too much. >> thank you, anne makovec in san francisco. >>> it is now day 9 in the search for

hu jintao in washington. but at the same evening, a state dinner for the chinese leader, mr. obama's hair was noticeably and mysteriously darker. i don't know why he would darken it. i happen to think gray hair is more distinguishing, more mature, authoritative -- >> yeah, yeah. why you saying that? >> i'm not done. >> wait, are we going to see black hair tomorrow? >> stay tuned. >> i like it. >> that's why you watch the show both days. >> you never know. >> you never know, right. >>> let's get the weather now, jackie meretsky who does not dye her hair, right, jackie? >> sometimes, it's mysteriously blonder. it's not just the northeast and midwest dealing with below-normal temperatures also our friends in the southeast. however, you're in the 40s and 50s so you really can't complain that much. what we are looking at, however, is a storm, a low-pressure system. that's going to track northward. and what we could see on the outer banks of the carolinas, quite rare for this time of year, is a light dusting of snow. meanwhile, this is heavier snow from idaho all the way into st. l

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mr. obama said that the reason why he met with china's president hu jintao last week during that summit, deal with the u.s. now today's address appears to be a warm-up for the president's state of the union next week. that is expected to focus on jobs and the economy. >>> in texas, a san antonio elementary school teacher is on administrative leave after allegedly taping a student's mouth shut. 7-year-old serena kelly says she found it difficult to breathe after her teacher covered her mouth with tape. the first grader, whose parents say she has asthma, claims the teacher eventually took the tape off then told her to be quiet. the school district says it is investigating the incident. >>> and finally, former russian spy anna chapman has a new role, tv star. last night she debuted on russian tv with the promise to quote, uncover all the secrets. her show features unexplained mysteries of the occult. one secret she won't be revealing, her years deep undercover in the u.s. a provision of chapman's plea agreement with the u.s. government means that chapman must turn over any profits she makes

mr. james rolin. >> now, here is a look at president obama, first lady michelle obama and chinese president hu jintaos the dinner begins. we will follow this. evening, everybody. please have a seat. >> on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. thank you for joining us as we we payesident whhu and tribute to the bond between two great nations and it two it brought people. [speaking chinese] >> there are too many distinguished guests to mention all of you tonight, but i do want to acknowledge a few who have championed relations between our nations. first of all, president jimmy carter and his wonderful wife rosalynn carter are here. [applause] as well as president bill clinton and my outstanding secretary of state, hillary clinton. [applause] president hu -- [speaking chinese] president hu, we have met today in a spirit of mutual respect. united states, the oldest democracy and the world and china, one of the oldest nations in the world. [speaking chinese] while it is easy to focus on our differences of culture, let us never forget the values that our people share. a reverence for f

mr. obama has a rare chance for candid talk with china's president tonight, as he welcomes hu jintao to ase, kicking off a three-day state visit. trade and currency issues high on the agenda. >>> republicans in the house are renewing their battle today, to repeal the president's health care reform law. as the debate gets under way, the obama administration is releasing a study that finds nearly 130 million americans have pre-existing conditions that could get them rejected by insurance companies. republicans call that number overstated p.r. >>> apple reports quarterly earnings today. and we could learn more about ceo steve jobs' medical leave. jobs has previously battled cancer. word of his medical leave sent apple stock falling 4% in premarket trading. >>> well, a jaw-dropping example of budget cutbacks in one of the most dangerous cities in the country. 160 police officers in camden, new jersey, are expected to turn in their guns and badges today. that's about half the force. they're being laid off because of budget crisis. camden has the second-highest crime rate in the country. >>> an

mr. president, distinguished guests, before i say anything else, let me congratulate president hu jintaoon his successful summit in washington, which i'm sure will be marked as a turning point that starts the cooperative dimension in dealing with the important issues that are before us. when we finished the communique announcing my secretisit, he turned to me and said this will shape the world, and it did. the opening of relations between china and the united states after so many years of separation did change the world. since then, eight american presidents, for generations of chinese leaders have worked on this relationship. and when i think of the chne leaders from which chairmen mao who unified the country to with deng xioaping who started an opening to the who implemented one of those concepts in difficult periods and then to president hu jintao, who developed and built on the achievement of its predecessors and came to a situation that both inside china and all the relations of china with the rest of the world into a small contribution to call for cooperatn and friendship. it's cal

mr. smith is recognized. >> thank you. let me make a point. the question was asked about receiving, you know, a chinese president like hu jintao. it's not that you don't meet or receive, it's how you do it. the concern many of us have is a state dinner that when bush had a working lunch in 2006, it sends a message especially when he is the jailer of -- >> thank you, mr. smith. thank you. we welcome congresswoman bass of california to our committee. thank you, and i'm pleased to recognize mr. schsvtz of ohio. we're pleased to have you returned to serve with us. >> thank you very much, madam chair. i have a couple questions first. i was for quite a few years one of the co-chairman of the congressional taiwan caucus and have been very interested in those issues and have been there many times over the years, and relative to their defense yows mentioned the fighter planes in particular. could you discuss at the time there was a move for submarines as well, and that ultimately didn't go anywhere. i see you frowning. what are your thoughts about that? >> it's a very difficult problem. it's a problem for the united states navy because

mr. secretary, welcome to your alma mater. good morning to you all. we have a special event today. tocretary geithner, head of division byda president huchina economic o relations, a subject that all of you know is of great importance the su to both countries and to the world. in the absence of being at thehs school and the hand of our china studies department, david chmpton who was also watching koom koreaen, we are a truly internationalre school, i've ben asked to introduce the secretary and to serve as moderator during the question-and-answer session. i am pieter bottelier and i cous teach courses of china's economy at the school. since tim geithner is well-known to all of you, i can keep my a introductory comments very short tim has played a very prominent role in national and rolin international economics and finance for many years. he always has a special interest intere in ea. he was sworn in as 75th u.s. he secretary of the treasury on 26 january 2009 in the middle of a deep recession as i don't have to remind you. there are very few challenges that have not been thrown at him since that time. he worked in the treasury departme

mr. rangel was chairing the committee and introduced legislation to try to move ahead this issue. i am not going to be here for a bit. i think kevin brady and i will meet with president hu of china. i hope this hearing will move the ball forward. let's not expect any touchdowns. it is a long way from the goal line. i do think we need to keep in mind some basic principles. including the name for our tax system to help create jobs and to promote economic growth. i think in -- and this may be somewhat controversial and difficult. we need to make sure that reform is fiscally responsible. another principle we need to keep in mind is any tax reform has to benefit the working families of america. the code isn mind complex and answering it through tax reform will not be easy. you have referred to the testimony of the national taxpayer advocate who is here with us and i join in looking -- welcoming you. glad we receive your testimony. on page 10, there is a new list. the tax expenditures under the caption on page 9. the dirty little secret. tax breaks benefit the masses and that is your language. i urge that everyone go through the list on page 10 to understand why some have adv

mr. secretary, welcome to your alma mater. good morning, you all. we have a special event today. secretary geithner, head of the visit by president hu jintao to this country, will speak to us t on u.s./china economic relations, the subject as all of you know that is of greatnomi importance to both countries and to the world.ou in the absence of the dean of our school, jessica einhorn, who is watching this event from italy and the head of our chinar studies department, david lampton, who's also watching from korea -- we are truly an international school -- [laughter]s i've been asked to introduce th secretary and to serve as moderator during the question and answer session. i am peter bottelier, and imode teach course on china's economyq at this school. since tim geithner's well knownh to all of you, i can keep myner introductory comments very a short. tim has played a very prominent role in national and international economics and finance for many years. he has always had a special interest in east asia. he was sworn in as 75th u.s.t secretary of the treasury on 26, january, 2009, in the middle of a deep recession as i don't have to

now, i would like -- chinese president mr. hu jintao's message to the second session on a strategic forum, u.s.-china clean every -- clean energy cooperation july 16th 2011 and this is the message from president hu jintao. on the occasion of the second session of the strategic forum on u.s.-china clean energy cooperation coasted by the china institute of innovation and development strategy and the brookings institution in washington, d.c., i would like to express congratulations to all of the participants to the fore, through china and the united states and also, i would like to give my sincere greetings to the friends from both countries who have cared for the bilateral relationship between the two countries. ayaan 219, the first session of the strategic forum on the u.s.-china clean energy cooperation was successfully held in beijing, which provided a platform for men and women from both countries to promote cooperation in environment and energy. i believe the second session of the forum will continue to promote the two countri