奥巴马之前的中国之旅

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A busy last day for US President Barack Obama on his first China visit. The president met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, with the two pledging to increase cooperation. Wen and Obama's opening remarks in front of reporters started to upbeat phrases, with Wen saying mutual trust will help the two countries move forward while misgivings will take them back.

Obama made plain in a summit with President Hu Jintao on Tuesday that he wants movement on China's currency policy. Many in Washington believe Beijing keeps the yuan too low in value, putting competitors at a disadvantage and distorting global economic flows. The Chinese government appears likely to keep the currency on a tight rein at least until the middle of 2010 to cement the country's economic recovery.

However, differences were put aside at a banquet on Tuesday evening where the American visitors were treated to a night of Chinese cuisine and culture. State television showed Obama and Hu watching performances ranging from acrobatics and opera to traditional Uygur, Tibetan and Mongolian songs and dances. The guests also got a dose of American pop.

"Keep smiling, keep shining, knowing you can always count on me ..."

With renditions of "We Are the World" and "I Just Called to Say I Love You" as well as performance of "That's What Friends Are For" sung by Chinese and American students. The president concluded his China visit with a trip to the Great Wall.

Kitty Bu reporting.

Glossary [only for reference]

opening remarks: the things you say at the beginning of a formal speech
upbeat: positive and making you feel that good things will happen
misgiving [uncountable and countable]: a feeling of doubt or fear about what might happen or about whether something is right
plain: clearvery clear, and easy to understand or recognize
at a disadvantage: in an unfavourable position
distort [transitive]: to change a situation from the way it would naturally be
keep somebody/something on a tight rein: to control something strictly
cement [transitive]: to make a relationship between people, countries, or organizations firm and strong
cuisine [uncountable]: a particular style of cooking
acrobatics [plural]: skilful movements of your body, for example jumping through the air or balancing on a rope
dose [countable]: an amount of something that you do or experience at one time, especially something unpleasant
count on/upon somebody/something [phrasal verb]: to depend on someone or something, especially in a difficult situation
rendition [countable usually singular, uncountable]: someone's performance of a play, piece of music etc
conclude [transitive]: formal, to complete something you have been doing, especially for a long time