Obama to travel to Asia for summits, visits

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-11-4 23:43:35

US President Barack Obama will travel to China, Myanmar and Australia on Nov. 10-16 for a series of summits and bilateral talks, the White House said on Tuesday.

The president will be in China on Nov. 10-12 for the APEC Leaders' Meeting and APEC CEO summit and then a state visit to China by having talks with President Xi Jinping, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement.

While in Myanmar on Nov. 12-14, Obama will attend the East Asia Summit and the US-ASEAN Summit in Nay Pi Taw, and have a bilateral meeting with President Thein Sien.

During his stay in Brisbane, Australia on Nov. 15-16, the US leader will participate in a G20 summit and deliver a speech on US leadership in the Asia-Pacific region, Earnest said.

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