come. michelle and i look forward to hosting president hu for a state dinner to celebrate the deep ties of our people as well as our shared hopes for the future. president hu. translator: friends from the press, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. first of all, i want to express sincere appreciation to president obama and the government and people of the united states for the warm welcome accorded to me and my colleagues. just now i have had talks with president obama in a candid, pragmatic and constructive atmosphere. we had in depth exchange of views and reached important agreement on china/u.s. relations and major international and regional issues of shared interest. we reviewed the chinau.s.