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U.S., China expected to join climate deal during Obama visit

By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press
Published: September 2, 2016, 10:39pm

HONOLULU — Opening his final trip to Asia, President Barack Obama is expected to join Chinese leader Xi Jinping in announcing their countries are formally taking part in a historic global climate deal. Yet thornier issues like maritime disputes and cybersecurity shadow Obama’s visit.

The president departed Friday for Hangzhou, China, where he will meet on Saturday with Xi ahead of a summit of the Group of 20, a collection of industrial and emerging-market nations.

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