Beijing (CNN) -- Even as President Obama is expected to raise the issues of democratic rights and press freedoms during a trip to China this week, there is a question whether he will hold his own news conference with reporters covering his three-day stop in Beijing. White House officials accompanying Obama cautioned leaders in Beijing are still balking at the U.S. proposal for a joint news conference with Chinese President Xi. But consultations with Chinese officials continue on the issue, aides said. "No final word," one senior administration official said. A separate official stressed the President may go forward with his own news conference, without Xi, a move that may add pressure to already tense U.S.-Chinese relations.
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Beijing balks at proposal for joint news conference with U.S., Chinese presidents
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"So we want it; they don't. They are the host. That's where we end up," analyst says
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Obama will also visit Myanmar and Australia during his Asia trip this week
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