Hu Jintao Bristles: Back off on Tibet and Taiwan

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Chinese President Hu Jintao, addressing business leaders in Washington, said any US-China relationship must be based on mutual respect, calling Tibet and Taiwan core Chinese interests.

Chinese President Hu Jintao used a lunch address with US business leaders Thursday to underscore the theme he has sought to establish for his state visit to Washington: Both countries as well as the world can benefit from enhanced US-China cooperation, but it must be cooperation based on mutual respect.

Just in case it was unclear to anyone what Mr. Hu meant, he spelled it out with two examples. The US, he said, must recognize that Taiwan and Tibet are "issues that concern China's …