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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles after signing a guest book following his tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.
———AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
US President Barack Obama walks to an an expanded bilateral meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 17, 2009. China and the United States will work to resolve commercial disputes and jointly oppose trade protectionism, President Hu Jintao said after talks with visiting US counterpart Barack Obama.
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US President Barack Obama smiles while seated with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke (4th R) as they take part in an expanded bilateral meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 17, 2009.
——- MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
BEIJING – NOVEMBER 17: US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintaoafter a joint press conference at the Great Hall of People on November 17, 2009 in Beijing, China. Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his vist to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
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Servers carry drinks as US President Barack Obama takes part in a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People on November 17, 2009 in Beijing.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives at a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo (not pictured) at a hotel in Beijing on November 18, 2009. Clinton is in China with US President Barack Obama, who met with China’s Hu Jintao on November 17 and together pledged to apply their joint political might to the world’s toughest problems, but friction was evident on Tibet, economics and Iran.
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