Xinhua – “Vice President Xi Jinping is scheduled to pay official visits to the United States, Ireland and Turkey from Feb. 13 to 22, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
Xi is visiting the three nations at the invitation of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Turkish President Abdullah Gul, spokesman Liu Weimin said at a news briefing.
Xi’s U.S. visit is aimed at further implementing an important consensus reached by state leaders of the two countries to establish a China-U.S. cooperative partnership of mutual respect and reciprocity, Liu said.
He added that China hopes the visit will enhance the two sides’ strategic mutual trust, expand bilateral cooperation, and aid in the maintenance of the sound and stable development of China-U.S. ties.”
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-02/07/c_131396185.htm
Xi Jinping is the President-to-be when the top leadership changes occur between late 2012 and early 2013. For more on this go to http://chovanec.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/primer-on-chinas-leadership-transition/#comment-4286
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