Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Washington State

REDMOND, WA - SEPTEMBER 23: (L-R) Microsoft Founder Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman John Thompson, Microsoft President Brad Smith and Qi Lu, executive vice president of Microsoft's Applications and Services Group, take their positions to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a gathering of CEOs and other executives at the main campus of Microsoft Corp. September 23, 2015 in Redmond, Washington. Xi and top executives from U.S. and Chinese companies discussed a range of issues, including trade relations, intellectual property protection, regulation transparency and clean energy, according to published reports. (Photo by Ted S. Warren-Pool/Getty Images)