The purpose of my visit is to implement the important
consensus reached by President Hu Jintao and
President Barack Obama during Hu's visit to
the United States in January last year and to
advance the building of the China-U.S. cooperative
partnership based on mutual respect and mutual benefit.
I have brought with me the sincere greetings of President
Hu Jintao and the Chinese people to the American people.
His arrival in Washington, capital of the United States, Feb. 13, 2012. Xi Jinping arrived in Washington Monday afternoon, kicking off his official visit to the United States.