US President Barack Obama (C) takes part in a tour of the Forbidden City on November 17, 2009 in Beijing. Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay an official visit to the United States some time next year on the invitation of his US counterpart Barack Obama, the two sides said. The announcement came in a joint statement after talks between the two leaders here in the Chinese capital. 
U.S. President Barack Obama during his tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.credit photo: Gettyimages