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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore (L) speaks with US President Barack Obama (R) as tea is served during meetings at The Istana in Singapore, November 15, 2009, the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Leaders from 21 APEC members including US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao are in Singapore for an annual summit. The meeting is one of the last international gatherings ahead of world climate change talks opening in Copenhagen on December 7.
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APEC Leaders pose for a family photograph after their dinner at the APEC Summit in Singapore November 14, 2009. Pictured (L-R) are: Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, U.S. President Barack Obama, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, China’s President Hu Jintao.
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Sultan of Brunei Hasanol Bolkiah (1st L), Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (2nd L), Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (3rd L), Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (4 th L) Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C), Indonesian President (4th R), US President Barack Obama (3R), Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Chinese President Hu Jintao pose during a group photo at Esplanade in Singapore on November 14, 2009, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. In keeping with APEC summit tradition, the leaders wore custom-made tops reflecting the host country’s culture, this year crafted by Singaporean designer Wykidd Song.
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall-style meeting with future Chinese leaders at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai November 16, 2009. Obama faces tensions with China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic imbalances and the future of the yuan currency.
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U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during a town hall meeting with future Chinese leaders at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai November 16, 2009. Obama faces tensions with China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic imbalances and the future of the yuan.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd L) escorts US President Barack Obama (C) past an honour guard at a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People prior to meetings in Beijing on November 17, 2009. Obama was set to attack the formal business of his visit to China, sitting down with his opposite number Hu Jintao for talks centred on trade tensions and US calls for a stronger yuan.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (centre R) stands alongside US President Barack Obama (centre L) during the US National Anthem at a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People prior to meetings in Beijing on November 17, 2009. Obama was set to attack the formal business of his visit to China, sitting down with his opposite number Hu Jintao for talks centred on trade tensions and US calls for a stronger yuan.
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US President Barack Obama (C-R) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C-L) take part in an arrival ceremony at Capital International Airport in Beijing on November 16, 2009. Obama arrived in Beijing from Shanghai, for the second leg of his maiden state visit to China.
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US President Barack Obama (L) is greeted by Chinese President Hu Jintao after his arrival at the Diaoyutai state guest house in Beijing on November 16, 2009. Obama arrived in Beijing from Shanghai, for the second leg of his maiden state visit to China. Obama was welcomed at Beijing’s international airport by Vice President Xi Jinping — widely viewed as the front-runner to succeed President Hu Jintao in a leadership transition slated for 2012. The US president was due to attend a welcome dinner hosted by Hu at the Diaoyutai state guest house following his arrival.
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Visiting US President Barack Obama (R) arrives in Beijing from Shanghai on Air Force One on November 16, 2009. Obama is on his first visit to China, a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to speak at a town hall style event with Chinese youth at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai, China, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.
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A lone Chinese paramilitary guard mans his position on the tarmac as visiting US President Barack Obama arrives in Beijing from Shanghai on board Air Force One on November 16, 2009. President Obama is on his first visit to China, a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with China’s President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing November 16, 2009. Obama told Chinese students on Monday he did not fear their nation’s rise, ahead of talks on trade imbalances and currency strains that underline the sometimes tense embrace between the two giants.
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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks with Mayor of Shanghai Han Zheng at Xijiao State Guest House in Shanghai, China, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama is welcomed by China’s President Hu Jintao, left, as they review the honor guard at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.
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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. US President Obama and China’s Hu Jintao 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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A server places a napkin on US President Barack Obama (2nd L), seated next to Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton (R) at the start of a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People on November 17, 2009 in Beijing. US President Obama and China’s Hu Jintao 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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US President Barack Obama (2nd R) smiles while seated with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (3rd R) 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. 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 (2nd R) tours the Forbidden City in Beijing, on November 17, 2009. Obama is in China for a much-anticipated four-day state visit during which the two sides discussed trade frictions, the North Korea and Iran nuclear issues, and world efforts to address climate change.
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US President Barack Obama (C) takes part in a tour of the Forbidden City on November 17, 2009 in Beijing. Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay an official visit to the United States some time next year on the invitation of his US counterpart Barack Obama, the two sides said. The announcement came in a joint statement after talks between the two leaders here in the Chinese capital.
—–FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

US President Barack Obama (centre R) takes part in a tour of the Forbidden City on November 17, 2009 in Beijing. Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay an official visit to the United States some time next year on the invitation of his US counterpart Barack Obama, the two sides said. The announcement came in a joint statement after talks between the two leaders here in the Chinese capital.
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BEIJING – NOVEMBER 18: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao 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. President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall on November 18, 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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US President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall of China in Badaling, outside 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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US President Barack Obama and his entourage tour the Great Wall November 18, 2009 at Badaling, northwest of Beijing. 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 (R) 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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US President Barack Obama (2nd R) takes part in an arrival ceremony at Osan Air Base, 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 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.
—–AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with U.S. Forces Korea Commander Walter Sharp (L) 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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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, speaks as U.S. President Barack Obama looks on during a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by U.S. soldiers upon his arrival at Osan Air Force Base in Osan, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
——AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on stage as he rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, outside Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama steps aboard Air Force One to depart South Korea at the U.S. airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, November 19, 2009. Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid.
——–REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak