Asia | China and America
Not exactly eye to eye
They did not agree about North Korea, or much else. But at least they avoided a row
|Beijing
AS AMERICAN officials saw it, simply holding such a large, high-level and broad-ranging meeting with their Chinese counterparts as the one in Beijing this week was worth cheering. Amid unease in America over China's growing muscle, both governments hoped to demonstrate a reassuring bonhomie. American smiles, however, might have been broader had they persuaded the Chinese to use their clout to rein in a belligerent North Korea.
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