China-US leaders aim for cooperation at 2 day summit

US President Barack Obama described the two day summit between himself and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as "terrific" as the summit drew to a close on Saturday.

Held in California, the two leaders discussed cyber crime, North Korea's nuclear programme and other issues including the economy and environment.

China's senior foreign policy adviser, Yang Jiechi, told reporters "cyber-security should not become the root cause of mutual suspicion and friction, rather it should be a new bright spot in our co-operation."

US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon meanwhile said the two leaders had reached "quite a bit of alignment".

Speaking on discussions pertaining to North Korea, Donilon said:

"They agreed that North Korea has to denuclearise, that neither country will accept North Korea as a nuclear-armed state and that we would work together to deepen co-operation and dialogue to achieve denuclearisation."

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