In US, China’s Hu to confront battered image
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WASHINGTON — For all the hot topics between the two nations, Chinese President Hu Jintao will also seek a broader goal when he visits the United States next week: To repair his country’s battered image.
China has become a political byword in the United States for both economic competition and strategic rivalry. While differing on approach, few US politicians have kind words for China on issues from trade to human rights.
People planning the state visit said the usually formal Hu will reach out to ordinary Americans including with a stop to President Barack Obama’s hometown of Chicago, where he will showcase a Chinese-run factory creating jobs.
Most Washington-based China watchers believe that Beijing remains sensitive about its image overseas, and that its sometimes shrill denunciations of international criticism is meant largely for domestic consumption..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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