And Chinese leader Hu Jintao is in the United States for his first official presidential visit. Hu’s trip began Tuesday in Washington state, where he dined at the home of Microsoft chair Bill Gates along with such guests as Starbucks chair Howard Schultz and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Today, Hu is expected to tour a manufacturing plant of aerospace giant Boeing, just days after China finalized a $5 billion dollar deal with the company. Hu will then head to Washington, DC for a meeting with President Bush on Thursday. Hu was met by dozens of protesters representing the Falun Gong spiritual practice and supporters of Taiwanese and Tibetan independence.