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Obama courts China on Asia visit

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US President Barack Obama has arrived on his first visit to China, a country he says he wishes to form new partnerships with.

Earlier on his Asian tour, Mr Obama urged Burma's prime minister to release the pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, at a Association of South East Asian Nations meeting in Singapore.

Damian Grammaticas reports.

READ MORE: Obama urges Burma to free Suu Kyi

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