China-US ties will shape 21st Century: Obama

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Updated July 28, 2009 10:23:39

Senior officials from the United States and China have begun the first of what will become annual meetings to improve dealings between the two countries.

High on the agenda will be security, climate change and energy. The talks are being held as China emerges as America's largest creditor.

Presenter: Lisa Millar, ABC Washington correspondent
Speakers: Barack Obama, US President; Professor Kenneth Lieberthal from the Brookings Institution

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