The US and China will attempt to reset a relationship marred by a series of diplomatic and economic disputes during a visit to Washington by Hu Jintao, China’s president, billed as the most important bilateral summit in decades.
The opening of the four-day state visit by Mr Hu was clouded on Tuesday by Taiwan’s conduct of rare missile tests, a reminder of Beijing’s perennial pressure on Washington to curtail arms sales to Taipei.
The visit will mix lavish protocol for Mr Hu with what is likely to be a much tougher tone in private from an Obama administration that has steeled itself to take a more assertive line with Beijing.
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