Obama And Hu Vow Cooperation, But Produce Few Deals At their press appearance today, President Obama and Chinese President Hut Jintao promised greater cooperation between the two countries on issues such as climate change and nuclear disarmament. During their appearance, however, Hu pointedly called on Obama to reject protectionism — the U.S. recently imposed tariffs on Chinese-made tires and steel pipes — and Obama called on China to relax controls that keep their currency artificially weak on the world market.
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