Chinese media quiz US ambassador over arms deal

Jon Huntsman, the US ambassador to China, spent a considerable part of his Tuesday afternoon talking with a dozen carefully selected representatives of the Chinese media, in the latest attempt by the US to repair bilateral relations that have been severely damaged by the arms sale to Taiwan.

During his nearly 40-minute interview, the ambassador highlighted the positive aspects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries no less than 20 times, yet he shied away from any questions on the row between the two countries.

In his answers to six questions on various topics, Huntsman skillfully worded his answer to empathize how good relations between the two countries used to be and the significance of cooperative Sino-US relations.