aircraft. the problem that obama now, currency on trade, hillary spoke about human rights the other day -- it's coming late and coming after obama established himself as weak and soft in relation to china. once you establish that perception, it's hard to undo it >> shannon: has this administration made a conscious effort to change how they started the relationship with china. charles mentioned there has been a lot by cabinet officials in advance of this visit. will it work? >> no. this has been a tone for some time. president obama and he is having hu jintao here as an interested in changesing the relationship. this comes at a critical stage. charles mentioned the military tensions that are emerging in terms of the relationship with korea but assertive military in china where people wonder given