Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in the U.S. on a four day state visit Tuesday during a time of high tension between the two nations. What do the two super powers hope to get out of this meeting? We talk to Elizabeth Economy, the Director of Asian Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations about what to expect.

This comes on the heels of a difficult diplomatic year for China amid controversy over its currency, climate change policy, protection of North Korea and the recent awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.