Mr Xi - expected to be China's next president - spoke of a love of US war films US diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks have revealed more about the attitudes and concerns of the two men expected to lead China from 2012.
Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang - tipped as China's next president and premier - had separate dinners with US Ambassador Clark Randt in March 2007.
Both spoke proudly of economic advances in their respective regions.
Mr Xi was revealed as a US war film fan, while Mr Li said residents' biggest worry was corruption.
At that time Mr Xi was Communist Party secretary in Zhejiang province and Mr Li held the same position in Liaoning.
Both are now members of the nine-strong Politburo Standing Committee and are widely seen as China's leaders-in-waiting.
According to one cable, Xi Jinping had a "frank and friendly" conversation with Mr Randt, much of which focused on economic development in Zhejiang.
Residents were most concerned about education, affordable housing and healthcare, Mr Xi reportedly said, and also about "the working style of government and.....
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