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As President Hu Jintao meets with President Obama in Washington, we are taking a closer look at our dependence on China. Takeaway listeners have been weighing in all things ‘made in China.’

Obama described the U.S.’s economic relationship with China as ‘positive’ and ‘constructive’ while touting the $45 billion export deal he cemented during President Hu Jintao’s visit. We look at how we have benefited from China’s growing economy.

Shen Dingli is a fellow at the Asia Society and director for the Center of American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai. He helps to clarify the relationship between President Hu Jintao and his military.

President Obama met with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, today for talks that ran the gamut from climate change to Taiwan to global security. Residents of China watched Obama’s visit carefully, as did many Chinese-Americans.

Chinese president Hu Jintao told the U.N. that climate change ‘has a profound impact on the survival and development of mankind,’ but stopped short of offering specifics on his country’s problem-solving plans. Is this speech still a big deal?