China’s Hu visits Washington

Name: China’s Hu visits Washington
Uploaded: 2011-01-20T05:24:59Z
Description: While business dominates Hu Jintao’s US visit, he also acknowledged country’s struggle to improve human rights.

While business dominates Hu Jintao’s US visit, he also acknowledged country’s struggle to improve human rights.

The US president has toasted his Chinese counterpart during a state dinner at the White House, after the two leaders signed off on trade deals worth $45bn.

But while business is dominating Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington, he also made a rare acknowledgement that China needs to do more to improve human rights.

Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Washington.