As Xi Jinping Visits the U.S., Obama Gets That China’s Not the Bad Guy

Official Visit

Obama’s balanced approach during Xi’s visit underscores the mutually beneficial U.S.-China relationship.

Published Feb. 15 2012 4:30AM EST

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Just when you think you’ve seen everything, you get the following: the next leader of China, a nation of 1.3 billion people vying to supplant the United States as the world’s largest economy, flies to America on a goodwill tour and goes to…a farm in Iowa.

Zachary Karabell

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As Xi Jinping Visits the U.S., Obama Gets That China’s Not the Bad Guy

Obama’s balanced approach during Xi’s visit underscores the mutually beneficial U.S.-China relationship.

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Zachary Karabell