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BEIJING - China and the United States should "accommodate each other's concerns," Chinese President Hu Jintao told US President-elect Barack Obama Saturday in a telephone conversation, state media reported. Hu and Obama spoke on a range of issues including the current global financial turmoil, Xinhua news agency reported early Sunday, in what is thought to be the pair's first conversation since Obama's election victory."Hu pointed out that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries 30 years ago, bilateral relations have generally kept developing despite setbacks," the report said.The report did not say how long they spoke for."China and the United States should respect each other and accommodate each other's concerns, and appropriately settle sensitive issues between the two countries, particularly the Taiwan issue," Xinhua quoted Hu as saying. China on Thursday urged Obama to oppose independence for Taiwan, saying that the p...

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