A vital diplomatic trip to boost int'l co-op_English_Xinhua

A vital diplomatic trip to boost int'l co-op_English_Xinhua: "A vital diplomatic trip to boost int'l co-op
www.chinaview.cn 2009-09-21 14:16:11 Print

by Xinhua writer Yang Zhiwang

BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao left for New York Monday to attend a string of the United Nations' meetings and then will travel on to the eastern U.S. city of Pittsburgh for the G20 summit.

The trip, during which Hu will expound China's opinions and proposals on big global challenges such as climate change, nuclear disarmament and the financial crisis, is a new vital diplomatic move taken by the Chinese leader this year to boost international cooperation.

The five-day trip has a packed agenda. During his stay in New York, Hu is due to participate in the UN Climate Change Summit, the high-level debate of the UN General Assembly, and the UN Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament.

It will be the first time that a Chinese head of state attends so many UN summits during a single visit since the restoration of China's legitimate seat at the United Nations in 1971, according to Liu Zhenmin, China's deputy permanent representative to the world body.

This visit, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China, attests the great importance China"