August 04, 2008
Bush travels to Asia for talks, Olympics
Posted by: Thinker : Category: News
(AP) — U.S. President George W. Bush’s visit to Beijing almost looks like a vacation — right down to a family reunion. But his three-nation Asian trip also takes him to the doorsteps of two troublesome regimes while forcing him to balance the Olympic spirit with the delicacies of diplomacy. It will be mostly business as Bush leaves Monday for the trip. First, he will have a one-day stop in Seoul to meet with President Lee Myung-bak. Getting North Korea to live up to its promise to continue dismantling its nuclear weapons program will be high on the agenda. Then comes a day in Bangkok, where the mood will generally be celebratory as the two countries mark 175 years of bilateral relations….
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