Hu JinTao, China's president, has a favourite phrase these days: "harmonious world", where countries of different outlooks live together in peace. Mr Hu first unveiled this John Lennonesque idea in a speech at the United Nations on September 15th. His official talks during recent visits to Asia and Europe have been peppered with it. And President George Bush, preparing for his first visit to China since Mr Hu took office, will doubtless hear it too.
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