President Barack Obama is having America's banker over for dinner. Two nights in a row. Hu Jintao, the Chinese President, arrives in Washington on Jan. 18 for a state visit aimed in part at diversifying an investment portfolio that includes $906.8 billion in U.S. Treasuries, the largest foreign holdings of U.S. debt. That could mean a flurry of commercial deals, or so the White House hopes. Accompanying Hu will be Chen Deming, the Commerce Minister, and Lou Jiwei, chairman of the country's sovereign wealth fund.
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