Bush urges China to work on economic imbalances

WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (Reuters) U S President George W Bush called on Chinese President Hu Jintao today to explain at their meeting April 20 how China will help rectify global economic imbalances.

Bush met a Chinese vice premier, Wu Yi, on U.S.-Chinese trade issues and was told that the Chinese soon plan to reopen the Chinese market to U.S. beef imports, White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters.

''The president told Madame Wu Yi that he looks forward to the visit of President Hu Jintao to the White House next week and said it is important that President Hu explain to the American people how China will meet the challenge of rectifying global economic imbalances,'' McClellan said.

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