WASHINGTON: Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a high-profile state visit to the White House this week, but he stops first in Washington state on the west coast to shore up support among skittish allies, especially big business.

A 21-gun salute will ring out from the South Lawn of the White House, the staff will break out the new "Kailua blue" state china and, if you believe many analysts, little else will happen when Xi meets President Barack Obama later this week.

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