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All Eyes on U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner’s First Trip to China (Updated)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrived in China this weekend, where he will meet Monday and Tuesday with some of China’s highest officials, including President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao.  These are unusually high-level talks, according to Business Week: Geithner travels to China for the first time this weekend. He’s scheduled to visit with a string of Beijing leaders, including Pr