Clinton praises U.S.-China relationship

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton thanked Chinese President Hu Jintao for helping to arrange this week’s summit between the two nations. Clinton said the two nations can be open with each other when there are differences.

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May 4, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news conference in Beijing. China said that blind activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad, offering a possible resolution to a crisis that erupted when he escaped house arrest and fled to the U.S. embassy. The apparent concession came after Chen said he was in "great danger" and urged China's government to honor guarantees on his safety and after he phoned U.S. lawmakers in a dramatic appeal for help to leave the country.

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May 4, 2012

Hillary Rodham Clinton and China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan adjust their translation earphones at the joint statement reading for the closing of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

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May 4, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, listens to an aide during the U.S.-China People-to-People Exchange at the National Museum in Beijing.

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May 4, 2012

China's Premier Wen Jiabao, second right, flanked by Vice Premier Wang Qishan, right, talks to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner during a meeting at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing.

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May 4, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, looks on as Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, center, shakes hands with China's Premier Wen Jiabao during a meeting at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing.

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May 4, 2012

China's President Hu Jintao, right, speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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May 4, 2012

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, second from left, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, fourth from left, and U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, second from right, arrive at the Great Hall of the People for a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, unseen, in Beijing.

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May 4, 2012

Hillary Clinton gestures to a choir during the U.S.-China People-to-People Exchange at the National Museum in Beijing.

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May 4, 2012

Clinton, left, talks with State Councilor Liu Yandong at the National Museum in Beijing.

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May 4, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, arrives with State Councilor Liu Yandong at the National Museum in Beijing.

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May 4, 2012

A boy who is waiting to greet Hillary Clinton at the National Museum makes a face while holding the U.S. and Chinese flags in Beijing.

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May 3, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sits with Vice President Xi Jinping, right, during a dinner at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse in Beijing.

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May 3, 2012

China's Vice President Xi Jinping, right, talks with Hillary Clinton, center, and Timothy Geithner, left, during a meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

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May 3, 2012

China's Vice President Xi Jinping, right, meets Clinton, center, Geithner, second from left, and other delegates during a meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

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May 3, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks as she visits a cooking stove exhibition at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

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May 3, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a China-U.S. Eco Partnerships Signing Ceremony at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse in Beijing.

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May 3, 2012

Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, delivers a speech as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens during the opening of the U.S.- China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing.

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May 3, 2012

China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, right, talks to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a group photo session after the opening ceremony of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

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May 3, 2012

Front row, left to right, the U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan and Chinese State Councillor Dai during the family photo of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse in Beijing.

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May 3, 2012

Left to right: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walks with China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to a group photo session after the opening ceremony of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

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May 3, 2012

China's President Hu Jintao , right, smiles as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks on during the opening ceremony of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse in Beijing.

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