Obama China trip

President Barack Obama’s first official trip to China resulted in no firm agreements and has been criticized as being tightly scripted by Beijing. British journalist Martin Jacques, author of “When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order,” discusses Obama’s visit and the future of US–Chinese relations. Iraqi political analyst Raed Jarrar talks about plans for Iraq to hold elections in January which are now up in the air after Iraq’s vice president vetoed part of an election law over the allocation of seats to Iraqis displaced by the U.S. invasion and occupation. And as Wall Street posts record profits and U.S. hunger rate grows, Robert Scheer asks: "Where is the community organizer we elected?" "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.