Xi, Obama discuss Asia-Pacific
By Wu Jiao in St. Petersburg, Chen Weihua in Washington and Zhang Yunbi in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2013-09-07 08:27
Region displays our two countries' shared interests: Chinese leader
Beijing asked Washington to maintain an objective and fair attitude and press countries to make tangible moves to safeguard peace in the Asia-Pacific.
The region has an important opportunity for development, but it also faces "issues including maritime interests, as well as island disputes", President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Barack Obama in a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday.
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