中国确认胡锦涛访美 China Confirms Hu's Visit to US
中国确认，国家主席胡锦涛将在本月晚些时候访问美国。这次访问大概会处理朝鲜半岛紧张局势问题。中国外交部星期五表示，胡锦涛将从1月18日到1月21日在美国访问，按计划，他将在1月19日在白宫会晤美国总统奥巴马。中国方面没有公布有关访问的其他细节。
星期四，美国外交官博斯沃思在北京会见了中国官员，讨论如何向中国的长期盟友北韩施加更多压力，以恢复有关北韩核裁军的六方会谈以及改善北韩同韩国的关系。
六方会谈自2009年以来一直陷于停顿。此后，北韩炮轰了韩国的一个岛屿，公布了一个相当先进的核浓缩设施，并且被指责击沉了韩国的一艘军舰。有46名韩国水兵在沉船事件中丧生，另外四个韩国人死于炮击。
China has confirmed that President Hu Jintao will visit to the United States later this month, a trip that it likely to address tensions on the Korean peninsula.
China's Foreign Ministry said Friday Mr. Hu will be in the United States from January 18 to 21. He is due to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on January 19. China announced no other details on President Hu's trip.
Thursday, U.S. diplomat Stephen Bosworth met with Chinese officials in Beijing on applying more pressure on China's long-time ally, North Korea, to resume the six-party talks on nuclear disarmament and to improve relations with South Korea.
There have been no six-party talks with North Korea since 2009. The North has since shelled a South Korean island, unveiled a highly-advanced nuclear enrichment facility, and been accused of sinking a South Korean ship. The sinking killed 46 sailors, while four South Koreans died in the shelling.