Obama vows 'much tougher' stance on US-China trade
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
President Barack Obama says he will be much tougher with China to make sure it opens its markets to trade with the US.
Mr Obama told Democratic Party senators that he would put "constant pressure" on China and other countries to stick to their side of trade agreements.
But he said he did not intend to take a protectionist stance towards China, warning that "to close ourselves off from that market would be a mistake".
Tension between the US and China has increased over arms sales to Taiwan.
Relations have also been strained by reports of Chinese cyber attacks on US-run websites and a planned visit to the US by the Dalai Lama.
Earlier, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman warned Mr Obama that meeting the Dalai Lama would further erode ties.