Obama says will have candid talks in China

[September 03, 2016]  HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday that they would be having candid talks on issues like human rights and maritime issues.

President Barack Obama arrives at Hangzhou Xiaoshan international airport before the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 3, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Obama and Xi were meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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