Tensions to mark Xi's White House visit

September 11, 2015 01:23

President Barack Obama will offer his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a full state welcome at the White House later this month, belying tensions fueled by Beijing's increased military assertiveness.

The commanders-in-chief from the world's two largest economies will meet amid global financial unease and with mounting US disquiet about Beijing's behavior in cyberspace and on the high seas.

Obama has been under pressure to downgrade the visit, expected on September 24-25, with Republican presidential candidates saying Xi does not deserve the prestige of a state dinner.

"I would not be throwing him a dinner. I would get him a McDonald's hamburger," said Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.

More than half of all Americans have an unfavorable view of China, according to a recent Pew Research poll, including 63 percent of Republicans.

The White House has rebuffed Republicans' calls, stressing the value of engagement, but it has also signaled a more confrontational stance on cyber security, maritime disputes and the economy.

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