state department with vice president biden and a formal state dinner at the white house. the president will spend thursday capitol hill meeting with republicans and democrats, then speaking to the u.sinese business owners on friday before heading home. next come a conversation about chinese president hu jintao and its visit the u.s. from "washington journal," this is just over 35 minute. >> we want to welcome richard solomon he served as the othe assistant state in the first. bush administration. morng also present at the u.s. institute of peace. good morning, thank you for being withs us. to turn her attention to china, the president of china in town this week for president obama's third state visit, but the backdrop of this is a trade issue we have an human rights issues the u.s. is taking him out with china. trade. will this result in any changes? >> i think it will raise issues. the exchange rate, concern about intellectual property, china's inflation fears, et cetera. there are a whole range of very specific issues. but the significantance of this visit as secretary of state clinton pointed out, if we get some shared views of where the world is headed it can affect in a positi