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Secretary of State Clinton Makes Her First Trip to China

Hillary Clinton's first trip as Secretary of State took her to China , where the government is comfortable with Republicans. Instead of making demands about human rights and currency manipulation, she urged Beijing to continue buying American bonds.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Hillary Clinton's first trip as Secretary of State took her to China, where the government is comfortable with Republicans. Instead of making demands about human rights and currency manipulation, she urged Beijing to continue buying American bonds. Worries about the world economy shared the agenda with global warming, energy and national security, including North Korea's nuclear weapons. Clinton told the Chinese, “We are truly going to rise and fall together.” We get several assessments of her visit and what lies ahead.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Barbara Demick

    Author, "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea"

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    Minxin Pei

    Adjunct Senior Associate of the China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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    Nina Hachigian

    Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

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