China's Xi says hopes U.S. pays attention to Tibet, Taiwan concerns

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping told U.S President Barack Obama during a telephone call on Wednesday he hopes the United States will pay attention to China's concerns on Tibet and Taiwan and that the issues will not interfere with China-U.S. ties. Xi said the two sides should expand military, economic, energy, and environment cooperation, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Obama has invited Xi for a state visit to Washington in September. (Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Robert Birsel)