Xi Jinping
Here are the political issues at stake.
The world's biggest aircraft maker won a $38 billion deal with China for 300 planes.
Chinese officials say they have no knowledge of the incident.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
China's People's Daily newspaper just released a video of foreigners heaping praise on "Xi Dada."
China's authoritarian leaders must enact deep reforms, not just stimulus. It is not clear if they are willing to do that.
The issue of cyber attacks is a sensitive one between the two nations.
Xi's meetings with Obama and U.S. business leaders offer the chance to bolster the president's stature at home.
Here's what's at stake as the Chinese president visits the White House this week.
Sandy Phan-Gillis is a Vietnamese-American of Chinese descent.