Vice President Cheney will welcome Vice President Hu Jintao of China to Washington on May 1. The United States and China both have a strong interest in maintaining peace, stability, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. The Vice President looks forward to discussing a range of bilateral and global issues with Vice President Hu. In addition to official meetings in Washington, Vice President Hu will have the opportunity to talk to a diverse array of Americans during his stops in Honolulu, New York, and San Francisco.
Richard B. Cheney, Press Release - Vice President to Welcome Chinese Vice President to Washington Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/279874