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BEIJING – NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu (C) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, as U.S. President Barack Obama stands behind prior to their talks at the Diaoyutai State Guest House November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, tour of Asia, his first as U.S. President.
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BEIJING – NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (C) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, as U.S. President Barack Obama stands behind prior to their talks at the Diaoyutai State Guest House November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, tour of Asia, his first as U.S. President.
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US President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall at Badaling, northwest of Beijing on November 18, 2009. The US president was to wrap up his maiden trip to the world’s most populous nation with a bit of tourism — a visit to the Great Wall, one of China’s most treasured landmarks — before heading to South Korea.
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US President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall of China in Badaling, outside of Beijing, China on November 18, 2009, with the Chinese Ambassador to the US Zhou Wenzhong (L) and US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman (R). The US president was to wrap up his maiden trip to the world’s most populous nation with a bit of tourism — a visit to the Great Wall, one of China’s most treasured landmarks — before heading to South Korea.
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Visiting US President Barack Obama signs his autograph as Chinese officials look on atop a watchtower during his visit to the Great Wall at Badaling, north of Beijing on November 18, 2009 on the last stop of his three day visit to China. The US president was to wrap up his maiden trip to the world’s most populous nation with a bit of tourism — a visit to the Great Wall, one of China’s most treasured landmarks — before heading to South Korea.
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U.S. President Barack Obama waves good-bye as he leaves Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama waves from the Air Force One upon arrival at the Osan U.S. Air Force Base in Osan, 48 kilometers (30 miles) south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
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US President Barack Obama takes part in an arrival ceremony at a US military airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, on November 18, 2009. Obama arrived in South Korea on the last leg of his debut Asian tour, with North Korea’s nuclear programme and a stalled free trade pact due to top the agenda.
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U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with U.S. Forces Korea Commander Walter Sharp upon his arrival from Beijing at the U.S. airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, November 18, 2009. Obama will meet South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on November 19, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama is welcomed by South Korean officers upon arrival at the Osan U.S. Air Force Base in Osan, 48 kilometers (30 miles) south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Obama arrived here for the last leg of his four-country Asian tour.
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US President Barack Obama walks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan upon his arrival at a US military airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, on November 18, 2009. Obama arrived in South Korea on the last leg of his debut Asian tour, with North Korea’s nuclear programme and a stalled free trade pact due to top the agenda.
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