Rice: US-China relations positive
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-11 09:25

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left Beijing calling US-Sino relations positive and reiterating Washington's view that China is not a threat.

Despite rows over Chinese textile exports, the surging US trade deficit with China and the Chinese currency's inflexibility, Rice, who is on a four-nation Asian tour that takes her next to Thailand, said relations were "complex" but good.

Chinese President Hu Jintao meets with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 10, 2005. Rice is on a two-day visit to Beijing on a tour of four East Asian capitals to discuss ways to push ahead with negotiations on North Korean nuclear issues. [newsphoto]

"There are many extremely positive elements. I still think that this relationship has a great momentum. It still has more positives than negatives," Rice told a news briefing after meeting Chinese leaders.

At the same time, Rice said she raised concerns over over China's military development. "(But) this does not mean that we view China as a threat,' she said Sunday.

Still, tensions with Taiwan remain a worry, Rice said, urging Beijing to reach out to the Taiwan authorities.

In response, Chinese President Hu Jintao told Rice Beijing was determined to improve cross-strait relations, but also urged Washington to remain vigilant for "secessionist" forces pushing for independence, the Xinhua news agency reported.

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