World News Bush gets promises, not actions, from Hu

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BEIJING (AP) - U.S. President George W. Bush pressed China on Nov. 20 to expand religious, political and social freedoms and won promises - but no concrete actions - from President Hu Jintao to open China's huge markets to U.S. farmers and businesses.

But their meeting produced no breakthroughs on U.S. demands for currency reforms in China, and no details about how China would cut its trade surplus with the United States, on track to hit $200 billion (¥23.7 trillion) this year.

Bush's two-day China stop - his third as president - was the centerpiece of a weeklong Asia tour.

A Chinese crackdown on dissidents before Bush arrived dismayed U.S. officials, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed disappointment with China's human rights record.

Bush said he pressed Hu for fairer treatment of non-governmental charity organizations that operate in China and suggested that the Chinese invite the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, and Roman Catholic leaders to China to discuss religious freedom.

Bush also said China needs to work harder to fight rampant product piracy.

ブッシュ、中国に自由化要求

ブッシュ米大統領は11月20日、中国の胡錦濤国家主席と会談し、中国が宗教・政治・社会の自由を広げることを要求した。

Shukan ST: Dec. 2, 2005

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