HONG KONG — President Xi Jinping of China is set to make a state visit to the United States later this year, his first since becoming the top leader of Asia’s biggest economy.
No date has been set yet for the visit, Cui Tiankai, China’s ambassador to the United States, told reporters over the weekend, according to the official China Daily newspaper.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis contributed reporting from Washington. Kiki Zhao contributed research from Beijing.
A version of this article appears in print on February 9, 2015, on page A6 of the New York edition with the headline: President Xi of China to Make State Visit to Washington. Order Reprints| Today’s Paper|Subscribe
