美国国家安全事务顾问赖斯访华

U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice is in Beijing where she met Monday with China's top diplomat, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, at the start of a three-day trip to clear the way for a visit by President Barack Obama in November.

Rice said that among all the issues facing the United States, Mr. Obama considers China to be a priority and that the primary reason for her visit is to hammer out the agenda for a meeting between Mr. Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

Rice is scheduled to meet Tuesday with China's defense and foreign ministers before returning home Wednesday.

China will host the APEC summit on November 10 and 11 in Beijing. The government leaders of 21 member countries will attend. Beijing has also invited the leaders of India and Mongolia.美国国家安全事务顾问赖斯目前在北京。她星期一会见中国高层外交官员国务委员杨洁篪。赖斯将在中国访问三天，为奥巴马总统11月访问中国做准备。

赖斯说，在美国面临的许多问题当中，奥巴马总统认为中国问题是当务之急。赖斯此次访华的主要目的是为奥巴马和中国国家主席习近平在亚太经合组织峰会期间的会晤制定日程。

赖斯星期二将会见中国国防部长和外交部长，然后于星期三返回美国。

中国将于11月10日至11日在北京主办亚太经合组织峰会。该组织21个成员国政府首脑将出席会议。北京还向印度和蒙古领导人发出了邀请。