CHARM OFFENSIVE  Chinese President Xi Jinping gives a speech at Microsoft’s main campus in Redmond, Washington on September 23. Xi is set to hold what may be tense talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. beginning Thursday (Friday in Manila). AFP PHOTO
CHARM OFFENSIVE
Chinese President Xi Jinping gives a speech at Microsoft’s main campus in Redmond, Washington on September 23. Xi is set to hold what may be tense talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. beginning Thursday (Friday in Manila). AFP PHOTO

SEATTLE: Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Washington Thursday for summit talks with Barack Obama having made clear that few compromises are in store on hot-button issues like cyber theft and the South China Sea.

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