White House staff prepare for state dinner

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is now in Washington DC, for his second stop on his state visit to the U.S. The trip from the west coast to the east coast is being marked by a shift in focus – from business to politics.

On the expected agenda is: cyber security, climate change and intellectual property protections. U.S. President Barack Obama is providing a low-key, more-relaxed setting for the two leaders to talk during a working dinner.

CCTV’s Jessica Stone reports from the White House.


President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, front right, walk from the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, for a private dinner at the Blair House, across the street from the White House. Xi arrived in Washington late Thursday for a State Visit. Obama has invested more time building personal ties with the Chinese president than with most other world leaders. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

President Barack Obama greets Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, as he arrives the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, for a private dinner at the Blair House, across the street from the White House. Xi arrived in Washington late Thursday for a State Visit. Obama has invested more time building personal ties with the Chinese president than with most other world leaders. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

 (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, walk on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, for a private dinner at the Blair House, across the street from the White House. Xi arrived in Washington late Thursday for a State Visit. Obama has invested more time building personal ties with the Chinese president than with most other world leaders. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

 (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US President Barack Obama and China's President Xi Jinping (R) walk from the White House to a working dinner at Blair House, on September 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel Ngan

(AFP/ Mandel Ngan)