US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met with President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on the final day of her 48-hour visit to China.
Following the talks in Beijing, Rice praised China for its role in UN Security Council: Fair Zimbabwe poll impossible ...
Beijing unveils official Olympic cheer to spur on Team China ... obtaining an agreement in six-party talks that has seen North Korea begin to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme. However she also said that the two countries still had differences over a number of issues, including human rights. And she called on China, which holds the power of veto on the United Nations Security Council, to back tougher sanctions on Zimbabwe, when it meets later in the week. Premier Hu thanked Rice for US aid following last month's earthquake in Sichuan province, which killed at least 70,000 people. On Sunday, Rice visited the region and expressed her sympathy for the victims.
(Deutsche Welle)
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