Xi Jinping Starts US Visit on West Coast

Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with titans of American business this week on their home turf. Xi kicks off a state visit to the U.S. on Tuesday in the hometown of Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon.com and Boeing. That presents an opportunity for those companies’ leaders to cement business ties with the world’s most populous nation. The aerospace and high-tech industries in the Pacific Northwest offer a microcosm of the tensions and rewards of doing business with China. You need...

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