POTUS' Day Ahead: A visitor from China

All eyes will be on President Obama as he and Vice President Biden greet Chinese VP Xi Jinping today in the Oval Office.  Jinping  will become president next year and it's the first time the two men have sat down in such a high profile setting.  It also comes only a few months after president Obama's swing through Asia last November, when he vowed the United States would not tolerate unfair trade practices from China.

The two men's prepared statements are expected to be cordial, but in meetings like this it's often what's not said that makes news.

Full schedule after the jump:

9:00AM Pool Call Time

9:30AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

Oval Office

Closed Press

10:00AM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors

Oval Office

Closed Press

11:15AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT hold a meeting with Vice President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China

Oval Office

Pool Spray at the Top (Final Gather 10:55AM – Brady Press Briefing Room)

3:00PM THE PRESIDENT is interviewed by regional television outlets

Diplomatic Room

Closed Press

4:45PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Secretary of Defense Panetta

Oval Office

Closed Press

Briefing Schedule

2:15PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney