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Getting to know you: Obama, Xi start relationship

Originally published: February 14, 2012 3:16 AM
Updated: February 14, 2012 8:00 PM
By The Associated Press  BEN FELLER (AP White House Correspondent)

Quick ReadGetting to know you: Obama welcomes China heir apparent and pledges cooperation will continue

Photo credit: AP | FILE - In this June 9, 2011 file photo, China's Vice President Xi Jinping waves in Santiago, Chile. The man destined to become the next leader of China has arrived in the U.S. on a visit that will include a welcome at the White House. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez, File)

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(AP) -- The man destined to be China's next leader won an extraordinary welcome across Washington on Tuesday, a finely scripted opening to one of the world's most important relationships. Trading kind words of cooperation, President Barack Obama and Xi Jinping also spoke directly about human rights and worsening foreign crises.

Everything about the day reflected just how much China and the...

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