Different angles

An anonymous Associated Press report says, Hu Asks Australia to Help on Taiwan

CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 24 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao became the first Asian leader to address Australia's Parliament on Friday, urging the country to play a "constructive role" in unifying Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.

Whereas in A Visitor From China Eclipses Bush's Stop in Australia, JANE PERLEZ contrasts Hu Jintao with George Bush:

The biggest difference was in style, with an almost complete role reversal of what might be expected. The Chinese leader was gregarious; the American president, aloof.

However, she does conclude:

Australia's trading relationship with Japan presented few problems for Australia in its dealings with Washington. In the future, that is unlikely to be the case with China.

In his speech, Mr. Hu made certain that Australia did not miss that point. He called on Australia to play a "constructive role in China's peaceful reunification" with Taiwan.