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The recently concluded visit by the Chinese President Hu Jintao to the United States is significant for South Asia. The main purpose of the visit was to reset the relations between these two global powers with the aim of producing a more stable global order. The American tone at the formal meetings in Washington was very different from the one used by President Barack Obama during his visit to Beijing in November 2009. This time the American President talked about cooperation and competition between the dominant powers. The Hu visit came after Mr Obama's trip to India in which he promised a larger role in world affairs to the other rising Asian power.