A newspaper front page shows a photo of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama at a newsstand in Beijing, China, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Xi, who is expected to become president in 2013, made clear that China wants a deeper relationship with the United States and even welcomes its engagement in the Asia-Pacific, as long as it respects China’s interests and concerns in its own neighborhood. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)