FM spokesman: China welcomes Obama's visit  

中方：欢迎美国总统奥巴马出席APEC会议并访华

中国外交部发言人洪磊30日在例行记者会上表示，中方欢迎奥巴马总统出席亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议并访华，希望通过此访双方能够进一步加强战略互信，减少战略疑虑，推动中美新型大国关系深入发展。[查看全文]

China welcomes US President Barack Obama to China and the 22nd APEC economic leaders' meeting in Beijing next month, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said here Thursday.

Hong told a regular press briefing that Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama will discuss the new relationship between the two countries and international issues of common concern, including joint action on Ebola, terrorism and climate change.

"We hope that through this visit, the two sides will enhance strategic trust, reduce strategic uncertainty and increase strategic cooperation so as to advance the new type of relationship between China and the United States," Hong said.

Hong said China opposes all forms of terrorism and it is ready to cooperate with the rest of the international community to this respect.

International anti-terrorism cooperation should give full play to the role of the UN and its Security Council and abide by the principles and guidelines of the UN Charter. The fight against terrorism should also respect the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the countries concerned, he added.

Hong said anti-terror efforts should address both the phenomenon and causes of terrorism, not apply double standards or focus on any particular ethnic group.