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January 21, 2011

Chinese President Hu Meets Senators in D.C. 
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Chinese President Hu Jintao has wrapped up a state visit to the United
States. On Thursday, Hu delivered an address in Washington in which he
renounced "hegemony" and "expansionism."

Chinese President Hu Jintao: "We will remain committed to the path of
peaceful development, continue to strive for a peaceful international
environment to develop ourselves and uphold and promote world peace
through our own development. China stands for peaceful settlements of
disputes and hot spot issues and follows a national defense policy that
is defensive in nature. We do not engage in an arms race or pose a
military threat to any country. China will never seek hegemony or pursue
an expansionist policy."

Hu also held a Capitol Hill meeting with Senate leaders from both
parties, including Majority Leader Harry Reid. The visit came two days
after Reid gave a television interview in which he called Hu a
"dictator," a remark he quickly retracted.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: "I'm going back to Washington
tomorrow and meet with the president of China. He is a dictator; he can
do a lot of things. He, through the form of government they
have—maybe I shouldn't have said 'dictator,' but they have a
different type of government than we have, and that's an
understatement."



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