. >> obama urged xi to recognize the importance of human rights. he said increased responsibility goes hand in hand with power and prosperity. xi said he hopes his visit will deepen mutual understanding and lead to greater consensus. he said the countries should build a cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and interest, but he suggested the two need to acknowledge their differences. u.s. leaders are extending an unprecedented level of hospitality to xi. vice president joe biden is accompanying him to most of his destinations. republican party leaders criticized the administration for being too soft on china. >>> chinese officials are in talks with counterparts in pakistan's air force. they want to sell the pakistanis a mainstay fighter jet. the deputy chief of the air staff said that china delivered one surveillance aircraft last month. manufacturers will deliver three more this year. pakistan bought the aircraft to boost its defense capabilities. air force commanders are considering a proposal to buy fighter jets from china. pakistan's m

is a balanced trade flow between not only the united states and china but around the world. >> obama urged xi to recognize the importance of human rights. he said increased responsibility goes hand in hand with power and prosperity. xi said he hopes his visit will deep enmutual understanding and lead to greater consensus. he said the country should build a partnership based on mutual respect an interest but he acknowledged they need to address their differences. vice president joe biden is accompanying him to most of his destinations. republican party leaders have criticized the administration for being too soft on china. >>> eurozone countries are expected to postpone a decision on additional financial aid for greece. the debt strapped nation has not met some of the requirements for a bailout. the prime minister jean-clawed juncker said the eurozone finance minister meeting for wednesday is cancelled. a teleconference will be held instead. although they approved austerity measures, they haven't turned in written pledges. the greek government has not presented details on this year's spending

during his meeting with xi jinping, president barack obama expressed frustration over the human rights situation in china. the protesters condemned the chinese government and urged an immediate halt to chinese oppression. they shouted the chinese government should be ashamed of itself. >> our hope is that when president obama and vice president joe biden meet with chinese vice president xi jinping would raise, in addition to other security and trade issues, would raise human rights issues, specifically in the case of uighur muslims and tibetan buddhists. >> incidents of self mutilation and clashes with police have caused several deaths in the ethnic tibetan regions of china. >>> the head of japan's nuclear safety commission says he acknowledges the government's guidelines for nuclear safety are insufficient and need to be reviewed. he made the remark on wednesday at the diet panel investigating the fukushima nuclear accident. >> we have to admit the guidelines do not lay out effective measures against a tsunami. we also apologize for inappropriate wording, saying that it is not necessary to prepare for long-term power loss. >> he also spoke about the handling of

xi jinping. human rights and religious freedom advocates urged president obama to press him on china's treatment of tibetan buddhists, uighar muslims and some christians. meanwhile, china said it will allow the u.s. ambassador for international religious freedom, suzanne johnson cook, to visit that country after earlier reports that she had been denied a visa. >>> controversy continued over the administration's policy changes on contraceptive services. a house committee held a hearing thursday on whether the new policy violates religious liberty. last week, president obama announced revisions saying that religion related organizations with moral objections would not have to offer or pay for birth control. instead, insurance companies would have to provide those services to women free of charge. some catholic leaders supported the change, but others, including the us conference of catholic bishops, said it did not adequately address their concerns. the bishops' opposition is being led by new york's archbishop timothy dolan. >>> dolan is in rome this weekend being elevated to cardinal, along with