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China, Obama and Climate: Roadblocks to a Deal

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President Obama’s first visit to China this weekend comes just weeks ahead of the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. Global climate change is expected to be a major topic of Obama’s meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao, as The World’s Asia correspondent Mary Kay Magistad reports.

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