Chinese President Xi Jinping will soon pay his first state visit to the United States. The bigquestion is: What can he accomplish during this visit? Shortly after assuming office, Xi accepted US President Barack Obama's invitation for aninformal visit to the US. Xi must have thought that getting to know Obama on a personallevel would be an important step to improve bilateral ties. In fact, from the outset, Xi hasmade a closer working relationship with the US one of his highest priorities. Read more