Obama & Xi two day summit discuss,cyber, East China Sea,Korea

 

Obama urges Xi to de-escalate tension over Senkaku.US President Barack Obama has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to de-escalate a territorial dispute with Japan over a group of islands in the East China Sea.

Obama and Xi wrapped up their two day summit at a retreat near Palm Springs on Saturday. They spent about 8 hours together discussing a wide range of issues.

After the meeting, US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon told reporters that the US-China summit was a forward-looking, constructive meet.He said during the dinner on Friday, Obama said the United States is neutral about sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands and asked China to settle the territorial dispute with Japan through dialogue.Regarding North Korea’s nuclear program, the two leaders agreed that the Korean Peninsula must be denuclearized.

Two leaders  affirmed their commitment to implementing the UN Security Council resolutions against the North.Obama and Xi has agreed to work together to craft cyber security rules to address hacking attacks, which are causing friction between the two countries.

During the talks , Xi invited Obama to visit China.