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    Obama Touts China Relationship at APEC Summit

    Just a week after being rebuffed by American voters in the midterm elections, President Obama’s in China today for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit .  In Beijing, he announced visa expansions and stronger trade relation with China. Jonathan Pollack is Director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    Just a week after being rebuffed by American voters in the midterm elections, President Obama’s in China today for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. In Beijing, he announced visa expansions and stronger trade relation with China. Jonathan Pollack is Director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Jonathan Pollack

      Brookings Institution

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Will the GOP Agree to a Truce with Climate Change?
    1. 1:20Obama Touts China Relationship at APEC SummitYou’re reading this
    2. 8:22When It Comes to Climate Change, Elections Matter
    3. 44:53Silicon Valley Rolls Out Red Carpet, Big Bucks for Science
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