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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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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Getting to Know You: The Obama Administration and China
    1. 1:43Obama Discusses Stimulus Money with the Governors
    2. 7:48Secretary of State Clinton Makes Her First Trip to ChinaYou’re reading this
    3. 43:24'Slumdog Millionaire' Wins Big at Oscars
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