Hu Attends White House Dinner

(Beijing) – Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao attended a state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on the night of January 18. The occasion was only Obama's third such invitation to a head of state.

Analysts in China say that Hu's visit is seen as the most important by a Chinese leader since Deng Xiaoping's visit in 1979, which established bilateral ties between the two countries.