November 18, 2009
President Obama's visit to China has demonstrated the depth and breadth of the global and other challenges where US-China cooperation is critical. His discussions with President Hu have strengthened possibilities for future cooperation. In order to continue to develop this important relationship, President Obama has invited President Hu to visit the United States in 2010. President Hu has accepted with pleasure.
Barack Obama, Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Visit to China Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/291450