Chinese President Xi Jinping Plans First State Visit To US Later This Year
2015-02-10 08:33:42 source:International Business Times
February 9, 2015
"China’s President Xi Jinping is planning his first state visit to the United States later this year, Chinese state media reported Monday, adding that discussions between Xi and President Barack Obama are expected to focus on issues that have hurt relations between the two economic giants in recent months.
Although the exact date of Xi’s visit has yet to be announced, Chinese and U.S. officials are already discussing the expected trip, the official China Dailyreported, citing Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the U.S. Monday’s announcement came after U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Friday that the U.S. government had invited the Chinese leader, as well as Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to pay state visits to the country this year."
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