Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) stands alongside US President Barack Obama during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People prior to meetings in Beijing on November 17, 2009. Obama was set to attack the formal business of his visit to China, sitting down with his opposite number Hu Jintao for talks centred on trade tensions and US calls for a stronger yuan. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Obama each have their own priorities this week as the two meet in Washington. Correspondent James Kitfield lays out what each world power has on the top of its agenda.
Video by Theresa Poulson with photos by Getty Images
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