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18 January 2011 Last updated at 13:32 ET

Obama hosts China's Hu at dinnerChinese President Hu Jintao and US Vice-President Joe Biden

Chinese President Hu Jintao kicks off a four-day US visit with a rare private dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama.


A US-made Hawk missile is launched from the Chiupeng missile base in southern Pingtung county Taiwan in live-fire missile tests

Taiwan's military holds live-fire exercises, as Chinese President Hu Jintao travels to the US for a state visit.

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