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Visiting Chinese President Hu will make a quick stop at Yale University Friday to give a speech, before heading to Africa and the Middle East for meetings with the leaders of oil-rich countries.

One day after his meeting with President Bush, experts wonder whether the protest at the White House will affect future relations.

Despite the drama at the White House, Chinese President Hu Jin Tao is staying on message.

Last night, he told a group of American business people and China scholars, his country isn't a threat.

China is committed to long-term peaceful co-existence and mutual benefit with the U.S., he said. The Chinese people fully enjoy freedom of religious belief.

As he spoke, the Chinese-American woman who heckled him at the White House about China's lack of religious freedom sat in a D.C. jail.

Wenyi Wang, 47, is charged with disorderly conduct and may also face one count of intimidating or disupting foreign officials - a federal offense.

Despite President Bush's apology, China watchers wonder how President Hu and his government will interpret the outburst and this mistake:

The Republic of China is the formal name of Taiwan, which China considers a rebellious province.

"This is a huge embarrassment for both the United States and China," said Derek Mitchell, an official with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "They believe in conspiracies. They believe things happen for a reason. The United States means what it does. And something like this can feed that kind of mindset."

This was not how the carefully choreographed diplomatic dance was supposed to go. China wanted all of the pageantry and credibility of a state visit - the U.S. refused, reserving that honor for countries that cooperate on economic, military and human rights issues.

Wenyi Wang will be arraigned in D.C. court this afternoon. Questions remain on how she was able to get a press credential, when she works for a newspaper linked to the Falun Gong spiritual movement. It fiercely oppose the Chinese government for persecuting its followers.