Hu Jintao: China to work 'hand-in-hand' with US

Chinese President Hu Jintao has pledged that China and the US will focus on ''working hand-in-hand'' to ''build and develop a China-US co-operative partnership''.

Speaking to business leaders on the second day of his visit to the US, Mr Hu also said China has no interest in pursuing an arms race or exerting military dominance over other nations.