[HIGHLIGHTS] The world as seen by President Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping came to the United States in 1985, when he was 31 years old. Xi arrived in Iowa to learn about U.S.

agricultural technology and animal feed. Xi believes that the competition between China and the West is above all a competition between competing philosophies. Xi is looking forward to a pivotal Chinese role in global diplomacy, and U.s. foreign policy circles have been shaken by two diplomatic developments that have reflected China's rising role in the international arena in recent days.