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President Barack Obama listens to China's President Hu Jintao during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Obama makes opening remarks during joint press conference with China's President Hu Jintao, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama looks on as Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks during their joint news conference on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama makes opening remarks during joint news conference with China's President Hu Jintao, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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**FILE** President Obama looks on as Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks during a Jan. 19 news conference in the East Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao take part in a joint news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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**FILE** President Obama gestures toward Chinese President Hu Jintao during a Jan. 19 news conference in the East Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by China's President Hu Jintao, gestures during their meeting with business leaders, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao, during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao during a state arrival ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao greet guests during a state arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao during a state arrival ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama and China's President Hu Jintao, during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Coming to bookshelves on Jan. 25: Fiction based on President Obama and the 2012 election. (Image from Simon & Schuster)

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Chinese and U.S. flags were displayed Tuesday along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington ahead of the arrival of Chinese President Hu Jintao for a state visit hosted by President Obama. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 24, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama welcomes China's President Hu Jintao as he arrives for the G-20 summit dinner in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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** FILE ** In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, file photo, Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, gestures to U.S. President Barack Obama after a joint press conference where both read prepared statements and did not take any questions at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

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Human rights activists, wearing orange prison garb and black hoods to represent the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, stand on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House on Friday to protest that the detention center has not been closed by President Obama. (Associated Press)

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Human rights activists, wearing orange prison garb and black hoods to represent the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, stand on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House on Friday to protest that the detention center has not been closed down by President Obama. (Associated Press)

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President Obama helps paint cartoon characters in a lunchroom as he observes the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday by participating in a community service project at the Stuart Hobson Middle School in Washington on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)