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US Secretary of State to visit China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-17 15:59
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Beijing - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit China from October 20 to 21, at the invitation of Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao at a regular press conference Tuesday.
 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to questions during a briefing on her upcoming trip to Asia at the State Department in Washington, October 16, 2006. [Reuters] |
Liu said the Chinese and the US sides will exchange views on major international and regional issues of shared concern, including the Sino-US relations and the situation on the Korean peninsular.
Besides her China tour, Rice will also visit Japan and the Republic of Korea.
The Korean nuclear issue would be atop the agenda of her trip, according to Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian affairs Christopher Hill.