Chinese Vice President Xi Jingping arrives in U.S.

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STORY: Chinese Vice President Xi Jingping arrived in the United States on Monday (February 13) ahead of talks with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and other administration officials.

Xi, widely viewed as China's president-in-waiting, told the Washington Post ahead of his visit that China was of huge economic benefit to the United States.

He said the U.S. should not let friction over economic and trade policies undermine the hugely important business relationship with China.

U.S. politicians have repeatedly criticized China for artificially keeping its yuan currency undervalued to boost exports, for ignoring intellectual property rights and for unfairly subsidizing certain industries like solar power.

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