China's leader-in-waiting, Vice President Hu Jintao, has arrived in Washington for meetings with President Bush and other top officials. Mr. Hu arrived in the U.S. capital Tuesday from New York City, where he toured the New York stock exchange and visited the ground on which the World Trade Center stood before the September 11 terrorist attacks. 

In Washington, the Chinese vice president will meet with congressional leaders before talks with President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday. 

Just hours before Mr. Hu's flight arrived, the American Embassy in Beijing confirmed that Chinese authorities are holding another U.S.-based pro-democracy activist after he sneaked into China. 

Yang Jianli was detained last Friday at a hotel in the southern city of Kunming. Mr. Yang is said to have entered China two weeks ago using a friend's passport. He apparently visited several cities before he was detained. 

The 38-year-old Mr. Yang heads a Boston-based organization, called Foundation for China in the 21st Century, that advocates non-violence and democracy in China. There has been no official word on his detention from Chinese authorities. 

Some information for this report provided by Reuters. 

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