ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Chinese Vice President Xi Jingping arrived in the United States on Monday (February 13) ahead of talks with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and other administration officials.<br/> <br />Xi, widely viewed as China's president-in-waiting, told the Washington Post ahead of his visit that China was of huge economic benefit to the United States.<br/> <br />He said the U.S. should not let friction over economic and trade policies undermine the hugely important business relationship with China.<br/> <br />U.S. politicians have repeatedly criticized China for artificially keeping its yuan currency undervalued to boost exports, for ignoring intellectual property rights and for unfairly subsidizing certain industries like solar power.
