U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech at a dialogue with Chinese youth at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum during his four-day state visit to China, Nov. 16, 2009.(Xinhua/Pei Xin) Photo Gallery>>>

    SHANGHAI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Visiting United States President Barack Obama said on Monday he would discuss economic recovery, climate change and stopping the spread of nuclear weapons in his talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

    He made the remarks at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum during his first trip to China since taking office in January.

    Other key issues he would talk about with Hu included the development of clean energy and the promotion of peace and security in Asia, he said during a dialogue with Chinese youths.

Obama arrives for dialogue with Chinese youth

U.S. President Barack Obama(C) arrives at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum to deliver a speech at a dialogue with Chinese youth during his four-day visit to China, Nov. 16, 2009. (Xinhua/Pei Xin) Photo Gallery>>>

     SHANGHAI, Nov.16 (Xinhua) -- Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday noon arrived in Shanghai Science and Technology Museum for a dialogue with Chinese youth. Full story

Obama to meet Shanghai officials, Chinese youths before heading for Beijing

     SHANGHAI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- United States President Barack Obama is to meet with Shanghai Party chief Yu Zhengsheng on Monday and have a dialogue with Chinese youths afterwards before heading for Beijing in the afternoon.

     Obama arrived in Shanghai Sunday night to start his four-day state visit to China, his first trip to the country since taking office in January. Full story

U.S. President Obama arrives in China for state visit

    SHANGHAI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in China's economic hub Shanghai on Sunday night, starting a state visit to China.

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Shanghai on Nov. 15, 2009 to begin his first state visit to China. (Xinhua/Chen Fei) Photo Gallery>>>

    Air Force One touched down at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in heavy rain at about 23:10. Full story

Obama's exchange with Chinese youth to be broadcast live online

    SHANGHAI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will start his four-day China visit Sunday in Shanghai, and the highlight of his visit in the eastern city will be broadcast live by Xinhuanet, the online news service of the Xinhua News Agency.

    This is Obama's first visit to China since he took office in the White House more than a year ago. Full story

Commentary: China, U.S. sail in one boat amid global tides

    SHANGHAI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in China on Sunday night for a four-day visit to the world's most populous country.

    The visit by the leader of the largest developed country to the biggest developing one has roused great interest among observers as China-U.S. relationship has always been one of the most important and complicated bilateral ties in the world. Full story

Chinese netizens welcome Obama's visit with thousands of questions

    BEIJING, Nov.13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese netizens have prepared thousands of questions for US President Barack Obama during his Nov. 15-18 visit to China, covering a wide range of topics from Sino-U.S. relations to U.S. first lady Michelle Obama.

    A special forum of collecting questions from Chinese netizens to ask Obama was opened Friday morning by Xinhuanet, the online news service of Xinhua News Agency. Full story

Obama's China tour to operationalize cooperation agenda

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- During U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to China next week, the two countries need to operationalize what they have reached in the past months on developing a positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship, a U.S. analyst said.

    "This is a very important visit both for the United States and China, and for President Obama personally, who has never been to China before. And this is really an opportunity for him to see China with his own eyes and to understand China's accomplishments and also understand its history," Bonnie Glaser, senior fellow at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, said in an interview with Xinhua. Full story

Obama to discuss with China on three major issues

   LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. expert on China said U.S. President Barack Obama would discuss three major issues with the Chinese leaders during his coming visit to China, adding that the recent trade tensions would not impact the Sino-U.S. relations significantly.

   Clayton Bube, associate director of the U.S.-China Institute at the University of Southern California, told Xinhua in an interview that three issues loom large during Obama's meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao: the uncertain economic situation, worries over nuclear weapons proliferation, and the need to act to stem global warming. Full story

China-U.S. trade war unlikely

   BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- There is little possibility China and the United States will become embroiled in a full-blown trade war despite trade friction between the two countries will likely rise in the months ahead, China Daily reported.

   The newspaper said since U.S. President Barack Obama announced special duties on tire imports from China in September, trade tensions between two of the world's most important economies have tightened and spread to other areas, but few believe a trade war of any kind will break out. Full story

Man in the News: Barack Obama

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- On Nov. 4, 2008, he made history as the first African-American president-elect in the United States and gained unprecedented high popularity with his promise of bringing the country "change we can believe in."

    In the first 100 days of his presidency, he signaled some major departures from the previous administration, ordering the close of the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison, mapping the strategy to end the costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and reaching out to the world that has been fed up with the U.S. unilateralism. Full story

Special report: President Obama's Dialogue with Chinese Youths