Mr. Hu coming to DC

China's President, Mr.Hu will in DC starting next week, and China purchasing delegates, led by Chinese “iron lady”, vice premier Wu Yi is in the States, flexing China’s buying power from airplanes to soybeans, from steel to corns.

Are Mr. Hu and Mr. Bush going to talk about worsen and worrisome Sino-Japan relationship? It is highly impossible. Both men have a lot on their plates, North Korea, Iran, Piracy, Currency, Human Rights, etc.

However, the gesture is a good sign by itself. When the Chinese want to have a better relation with Japan, they know where to go-Washington DC.

Another argument between Chinese and Americans is to regard treatment level for Mr. Hu’s visit. State level or not? Spokesman Qin Gang said, it is a state visit. But White House press secretary McClellan said it is a visit. Even Mr. Hu will not get a state dinner from Bush as Indian PM Sigh got, but he will have a formal lunch at the White House, and stay at state guest house-Blair House.

If you can get all the substance, why limit youself to the forms and styles? I guess, it is the chinese concept of Face is to blame.