China’s leader, Xi Jinping, arrived in Washington, D.C. this evening. He is here for a whirlwind, two-night state visit before leaving Friday. He will not even be attending the United Nations General Assembly which is in session in New York this week. A number of people have asked me why he has chosen to come at this time, questioning whether anything of substance will take place. The bar for this visit is admittedly low. There was apparently little advanced planning to set p