Is US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visiting China soon?
Exchange of high-level visits is very important for China-US relations. The two sides are in close contact regarding Secretary Clinton’s visit to China. Q: In the stimulus package which was passed by the House of Representative, there is a “buy America” provision. May I get your comment on that? Firstly, do you believe this is protectionism by the US? Do you hope for any changes? And there is a follow-up to that. Souvenirs made in China have been barred from being sold at the new Capitol gift shop in Washington DC purely because they were made in China. The head of the Committee which runs the gift shop has informed us that they are not selling anything that is not made in the US. I would like you to address both issues. A: Please refer questions concerning China-US economic relations and trade to the competent authorities. Healthy bilateral economic relations and trade, the mainstream of which is positive, are in the interests of both China and the US. In their recent phone conversati