Chinese President Xi Jinping lands in US on first state visit

September 22, 2015 22:17

Xi Jinping has arrived in Seattle, starting his first state visit of the United States since becoming Chinese president in 2013. With economic issues high on his agenda, Xi is expected to meet leading businesspeople from both China and US to strengthen ties and reassure investors that China's economy is stable and open for business.

During his three-day visit at the northwest US city, Xi plans visits to Boeing's Everett factory at Paine Field airport, Microsoft's campus in Redmond, and a high school in Tacoma - sister city to the Chinese port of Fuzhou.

Xi will be leaving for Washington to meet Barack Obama on Thursday.Between September 26 and 28, Xi will attend a series of events at the United Nation in New York. He is expected to speak at the 70th anniversary session and make his debut speech at the United Nation's General Assembly.

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