The United States downplayed a recent confrontation between Chinese and US naval vessels during high-level talks focused on economic growth and containing North Korea's nuclear program. Tensions escalated over an incident in the South China Sea where five Chinese ships clashed with a US Navy survey vessel near China's Hainan island. The US maintains its ship was in international waters, while China argues it violated their sovereignty. Despite the disagreement, it is unlikely to hinder broader discussions on political and economic issues, such as the global financial crisis, security threats, and climate change. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton mentioned that she brought up the issue with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. They both agreed to work towards preventing similar incidents in the future. Clinton stated that they also talked about human rights, North Korea, Iran, and the struggling global economy. Clinton commended China's efforts to stimulate their economy and praised it as a positive step. Obama is set to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao at an upcoming meeting of the group of 20 countries to discuss coordinated actions for economic growth and financial stability. She emphasized the importance of the G20 meeting producing united action to stimulate global recovery. Regarding North Korea, Clinton mentioned various options, including action by the UN Security Council, that could be taken against Pyongyang if it were to test a long-range ballistic missile, which she described as provocative. North Korea recently announced its plans to launch a satellite using one of its rockets, which experts believe may be a test of its longest-range missile, the Taepodong-2. This missile is capable of reaching Alaska, but during its only test in 2006, it malfunctioned after just a few seconds of flight and disintegrated. North Korea has faced U.N. sanctions in the past for its ballistic missile tests and is prohibited from carrying out any further tests. It is argued that the missiles are a component of its peaceful space program, asserting the right to launch satellites into orbit. Additionally, there is a call for North Korea to resume negotiations for a multilateral aid-for-disarmament agreement. The U.S. Secretary of State expressed regret over North Korea not allowing her envoy to visit recently. In response to criticism from rights groups, she emphasized the importance of human rights in discussions with China, including Tibet as it commemorates the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule. She told reporters that human rights is an important issue that is being discussed alongside other issues, and it is crucial to create a platform for seeing results from human rights engagement. The US House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary and urging Beijing to find a lasting solution, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi emphasizing the importance of speaking out for human rights in China and Tibet.