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Chinas future leader appeared energetic Wednesday in a meeting with the US defence secretary, his first appearance with a foreign dignitary since dropping from public view and raising a flurry of questions about his health and t stanley cup urbulence in the succession process. HT Image V stanley cup ice president Xi Jinping and defence secretary Leon Panetta met for more than an hour to discuss US-China military relations, Pentagon press secretary George Little said. Panetta said the meeting went over the allotted 45 minutes becau stanley cup se Xi was so focused on finding a way to improve relations. Frankly my impression was that he was very healthy and very engaged, he told reporters later in the day. Video of the meeting shot by state broadcaster CCTV showed a robust-looking Xi shaking Panettas hand, posing for photos and smiling during their conversation. The report made no mention of Xis absence or any health issues. While Panettas visit comes at a sensitive time for China and its relations with the US and regional neighbors, his meeting with Xi was closely scrutinised for any clues about the vice presidents prolonged absence, which ended Saturday when he appeared at an event for national science promotion day. In addition to being Chinas vice president, Xi is also a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission that oversees the 2.3 million-member Peoples Liberation Army, and is due to take over as head of the ruling Communist Party later this year and as president in the spring. Dfwa Indian-origin woman burns hubby in US
President Nicolas Sarkozy was in combative mood as France assumed leadership of the European Union, criticizing the bloc s trade chief and warning Europe s central bank against hiking interest rates. HT Image Some analysts have questioned whether Sarkozy s sometimes brash and often direct style will be suited to the task of building consensus among the EU s 27 member nations. France is taking over the rotating six-month presidency amid high oil prices, economic challenges posed by the euro s strength over the U.S. dollar and uncertainty about the bloc s future after Ireland rejected an EU reform treaty this month. Sarkozy, in a television interview on Monday evening, reiterated that France s priorities during its half-year at the helm would in stemming the influx of illegal immigrants, combatting global warming and softening the blow of high oil prices. He said Europeans wanted the EU to protect them against threats coming from globalization. France says the EU risks alienating Europeans if it fails to take care of their day-to-day concerns. The European idea will be in danger if we don t protect Europeans, Sarkozy said. One of Sarkozy s long-standing complaints is that the common euro currency is overvalued, hurting European economic competitiveness. The European Central Bank is widely expected to raise its interest rates this week amid record high euro-zone inf stanley cup lation - a move tha air max t could send the euro rising even yeezy further against the dollar. Sarkozy said raising
Chinas future leader appeared energetic Wednesday in a meeting with the US defence secretary, his first appearance with a foreign dignitary since dropping from public view and raising a flurry of questions about his health and t stanley cup urbulence in the succession process. HT Image V stanley cup ice president Xi Jinping and defence secretary Leon Panetta met for more than an hour to discuss US-China military relations, Pentagon press secretary George Little said. Panetta said the meeting went over the allotted 45 minutes becau stanley cup se Xi was so focused on finding a way to improve relations. Frankly my impression was that he was very healthy and very engaged, he told reporters later in the day. Video of the meeting shot by state broadcaster CCTV showed a robust-looking Xi shaking Panettas hand, posing for photos and smiling during their conversation. The report made no mention of Xis absence or any health issues. While Panettas visit comes at a sensitive time for China and its relations with the US and regional neighbors, his meeting with Xi was closely scrutinised for any clues about the vice presidents prolonged absence, which ended Saturday when he appeared at an event for national science promotion day. In addition to being Chinas vice president, Xi is also a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission that oversees the 2.3 million-member Peoples Liberation Army, and is due to take over as head of the ruling Communist Party later this year and as president in the spring. Dfwa Indian-origin woman burns hubby in US
President Nicolas Sarkozy was in combative mood as France assumed leadership of the European Union, criticizing the bloc s trade chief and warning Europe s central bank against hiking interest rates. HT Image Some analysts have questioned whether Sarkozy s sometimes brash and often direct style will be suited to the task of building consensus among the EU s 27 member nations. France is taking over the rotating six-month presidency amid high oil prices, economic challenges posed by the euro s strength over the U.S. dollar and uncertainty about the bloc s future after Ireland rejected an EU reform treaty this month. Sarkozy, in a television interview on Monday evening, reiterated that France s priorities during its half-year at the helm would in stemming the influx of illegal immigrants, combatting global warming and softening the blow of high oil prices. He said Europeans wanted the EU to protect them against threats coming from globalization. France says the EU risks alienating Europeans if it fails to take care of their day-to-day concerns. The European idea will be in danger if we don t protect Europeans, Sarkozy said. One of Sarkozy s long-standing complaints is that the common euro currency is overvalued, hurting European economic competitiveness. The European Central Bank is widely expected to raise its interest rates this week amid record high euro-zone inf stanley cup lation - a move tha air max t could send the euro rising even yeezy further against the dollar. Sarkozy said raising