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(Opinion) What To Expect From Xi Jinping's Visit to the US

2015-09-03 08:33:38       source:The Diplomat

By Graham Webster


September 2, 2015


"With Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled to visit the United States late this month, U.S. commentators and presidential hopefuls are debating whether Xi's planned state visit should be downgraded or even cancelled. Organizers of the visit settled on the September timing knowing full well the presidential campaign would likely produce a toxic media environment. To understand Xi's coming U.S. visit, one must look beyond the Beltway—at least as far as Manhattan.


The White House is extremely unlikely to rescind the invitation for a state visit, which President Barack Obama reiterated by phone as recently as July. But even if it did, Xi would still be scheduled to address the 70th anniversary session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 28."


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