China seeks US reassurance on Taiwan

Wen, due to arrive on Sunday afternoon for a four-day visit to snow-swept New York, Washington and Boston, would be prepared to talk tough on recent US trade sanctions but would bring a broader message stressing economic cooperation, analysts and officials said.

Chinese officials publicly underlined that overall Sino-US relations were good ahead of the visit by Wen, the highest ranking Chinese leader to visit the United States since March when Beijing wrapped up a sweeping power transition to a younger generation headed by President Hu Jintao.

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