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 | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice answers a question during a news conference in Beijing March 21, 2005. Rice, who met China's leaders at the Great Hall of the People, has used her trip to increase pressure on Beijing to persuade its neighbour North Korea to return to negotiations over scrapping its nuclear arms programmes. click to open  |  | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C) meets with Chinese ice-skaters after a news conference in Beijing March 21, 2005. Rice, who met China's leaders at the Great Hall of the People, has used her trip to increase pressure on Beijing to persuade its communist neighbour North Korea to return to negotiations over scrapping its nuclear arms programmes. click to open  |  | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hugs Chinese children skaters during a visit to a skating rink at the China World Trade Center, part of her program during a two-day visit to the Chinese capital Beijing, the final stop on a weeklong tour of Asian capitals Monday March 21, 2005. Rice is seeking further help from China in getting North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks and has aired Washington's concerns about Beijing's bellicose rhetoric on Taiwan. click to open  |  | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, shakes hands with young Chinese ice skaters after taking part in a press conference at the China World Trade Center, part of her program during a two-day visit to the Chinese capital Beijing, the final stop on a weeklong tour of Asian capitals Monday, March 21, 2005. click to open  |  | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to young Chinese ice skaters underneath a poster of Chinese figure skater Li ChengJiang, part of her program during a two-day visit to the Chinese capital Beijing, the final stop on a weeklong tour of Asian capitals Monday March 21, 2005. Rice is seeking further help from China in getting North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks and has aired Washington's concerns about Beijing's bellicose rhetoric on Taiwan click to open  |  | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, speaks with Chinese ice skaters, including figure skating couple Xhao Hongbo, first right and his partner Shen Xue, second right, after taking part in a press conference at the China World Trade Center, part of her program during a two-day visit to the Chinese capital Beijing, the final stop on a weeklong tour of Asian capitals Monday, March 21, 2005. click to open  |  | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice waves as she arrives at Beijings international airport in China Sunday March 20, 2005. The United States has been calling on China, a key ally of North Korea, to play a larger role in resuming the stalled six-nation talks, which also involve Japan and Russia. Rice's visit to China follows the country's decision to codify a threat to attack Taiwan if the island declares independence. click to open  |  | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, is escorted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meet at Xinjiang Hall, the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 20, 2005. Rice's visit to China follows the country's decision to codify a threat to attack Taiwan if the island declares independence. click to open  |  | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, is escorted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meet at Xinjiang Hall, the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 20, 2005. Rice's visit to China follows the country's decision to codify a threat to attack Taiwan if the island declares independence. click to open  |  | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and Chinese President Hu Jintao meet at Fujian Hall, the Great Hall of People in Beijing Sunday, March 20, 2005. Rice's visit to China follows the country's decision to codify a threat to attack Taiwan if the island declares independence. click to open  |
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