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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made two diplomatic mistakes Saturday when greeting her counterpart from China, according to The New York Post. First, Yellen bowed multiple times to China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng, who did not reciprocate the gesture, according to footage of the event. Yellen then proceeded to bungle Lifeng’s name just moments later, calling her diplomatic counterpart “Vice Premier Hu,” according to The New York Post. Yellen bowed at least three times while Lifeng backed away slightly to provide President Joe Biden’s top economy official more space to bow, according to the Post. Yellen is the latest Biden administration...

AUGUST 22, 2009 Obama to Visit China in November Associated Press BEIJING -- President Barack Obama will visit China for the first time in November, the new U.S. ambassador said Saturday, a day after he arrived in the country. Ambassador Jon Huntsman gave no specific dates, but Obama is scheduled to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Singapore on Nov. 14-15. Huntsman, a former Republican governor of Utah and ambassador to Singapore, said the visit would be part of a boost in contacts with China as the countries grow increasingly interdependent. "I am hopeful, confident, that by the end...

Evangelist Luis Palau Regrets Remarks on Religious Freedom in China Patrick Goodenough, CNSNews An American evangelist has apologized for saying during a recent visit to China that the religious freedom situation there was better than expected, and for saying that "underground" Christians should register with church associations set up by the communist government. Luis Palau, an Oregon-based evangelist, paid a week-long visit to China earlier this month, his fifth to the country. His trip coincided with a visit by President Bush, and Palau was invited to attend a church service in Beijing with the president and First Lady. In an...

China calmly faced down criticism of its record on human rights and religious freedom by President George W Bush yesterday, demonstrating its confidence in its growing clout despite hostility from the world superpower. After his speech last week demanding that China moves towards democracy and political freedom, Mr Bush opened a visit to Beijing by making a symbolic visit to a Protestant church near Tiananmen Square. "A healthy society is a society that welcomes all faiths and gives people a chance to express themselves through worship," Mr Bush said afterwards. He also wrote "May God bless the Christians of China"...

German Deutsche Welle Radio reports President's trip to China considered a huge success, by Chinese government and German observers as well. Agreement was reached on purchase by China of large number of Boeing aircraft, over Airbus. Why hasn't this success story been mentioned by the American Press? Is our press hostile to our own government?

Bush Attends Church in China   By Scott StearnsBeijing20 November 2005 President Bush says China should grant its people greater religious freedoms. So, he opened his day in Beijing by going to church. George W. Bush, center, and First Ldy Laura Bush, right, after attending morning services at Gangwashi Church in Beijing A choir in white and red silk robes sang the hymn, "Ode to Joy" as the president and Mrs. Bush left Gangwashi Church. It is one of five authorized protestant churches in the capital, and remains under control of China's Communist Party.But White House officials say it...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President and Mrs. Bush, attended church in China early Sunday. He then went for a mountain bike ride with the Chinese team that is in training for the Olympics. Excerpts from the President's remarks to the Travel Pool, St. Regis Hotel, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 6:12 P.M. (Local) THE PRESIDENT: We started our day here going to a church service that was really uplifting. I was -- I wasn't sure what to expect, and I can tell you that the service was full of spirit, and the preacher gave a really good sermon. She...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush would like to attend Christian religious services with Chinese worshipers during his upcoming trip to Beijing, a senior US administration official said. "The president will look for an opportunity to worship with Chinese citizens," the official said on condition of anonymity. Bush has vowed to push China on religious freedom during his third visit there since taking office. The US president leaves Washington on Monday on a week-long swing through Asia that will take him to Japan, South Korea, China, and Mongolia. He will be in China November 19-21. In a visit...

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has scheduled a six-day trade mission to China in November, his spokeswoman announced Tuesday. Press secretary Margita Thompson said the governor would travel to China Nov. 13-18, but an itinerary had not yet been set. The trip was originally planned for last April, with stops in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, for the governor to promote California products and increase Chinese investment in the state. It was postponed so Schwarzenegger could devote his attention to qualifying several ballot initiatives for a Nov. 8 special election. California is the major gateway for U.S. trade to...

Top U.S. General Making Highest-Level Military Visit to China During Bush Administration WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. military ties with China have been slow to recover from the forced landing of a Navy spy plane on a Chinese island more than two years ago. But the prospect of closer military relations as well as Washington's push to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear program are among the chief reasons for a trip to Asia by the top U.S. general. Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left Saturday for a tour that will take him...