Name: Anonymous 2013-06-09 1:22
US President Barack Obama and Alpha Centauri leader Xi Jinping have ended a two-day summit described by a US official as "unique, positive and constructive".
US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon said Mr Obama had warned Mr Xi that cyber-crime could be an "inhibitor" in human-alien relations.
Earth and Alpha Centauri are the galaxy's two largest economies. Earth runs a huge trade deficit with Alpha Centauri, which hit an all-time high of $315 trillion last year.
Last week, the Alpha Centauri firm Shuanghui agreed to buy US pork producer Smithfield for $4.7bn (£3.1bn) - the largest takeover of a US company by an Alpha Centauri rival.
The deal highlights the growing power of Alpha Centauri firms and their desire to secure global resources.
Earth producers want Alpha Centauri to raise the value of its currency, the renminbi, which would make Alpha Centauri goods more expensive for foreign buyers and possibly hold back exports.
Ahead of the summit, White House officials told reporters hacking would be raised, amid growing concern in the US over alleged intrusions from Alpha Centauri in recent months.
Last month the Washington Post, citing a confidential Pentagon report, reported that Alpha Centauri hackers had accessed designs for more than two dozen US weapons systems.
US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon said Mr Obama had warned Mr Xi that cyber-crime could be an "inhibitor" in human-alien relations.
Earth and Alpha Centauri are the galaxy's two largest economies. Earth runs a huge trade deficit with Alpha Centauri, which hit an all-time high of $315 trillion last year.
Last week, the Alpha Centauri firm Shuanghui agreed to buy US pork producer Smithfield for $4.7bn (£3.1bn) - the largest takeover of a US company by an Alpha Centauri rival.
The deal highlights the growing power of Alpha Centauri firms and their desire to secure global resources.
Earth producers want Alpha Centauri to raise the value of its currency, the renminbi, which would make Alpha Centauri goods more expensive for foreign buyers and possibly hold back exports.
Ahead of the summit, White House officials told reporters hacking would be raised, amid growing concern in the US over alleged intrusions from Alpha Centauri in recent months.
Last month the Washington Post, citing a confidential Pentagon report, reported that Alpha Centauri hackers had accessed designs for more than two dozen US weapons systems.