China’s vice president, Xi Jinping, arrives in the U.S. today to visit politicians, leaders, and businessmen, and build relationships between China and the U.S.

Because China is more than half of the world’s steel production, there is very little that matters more to the domestic steel market than Chinese steel policy. Xi Jinping hopes to build his reputation as a “world statesman,” according to the Wall Street Journal’s “Asia Today” program.  For more details, watch the full video.

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