Why did Lloyd and Jamie get invited to dinner with Chinese President?

Anyone have any thoughts on why is it that Lloyd Blankfein and Jamie Dimon got invited to the White House dinner tonight with the president of China visiting?

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A guess is un-pegging the Yuan, but I am basing that on absolutely nothing. He could just be asking them their opinions on investment banking in an emerging economy.

 

In case you hadn't noticed, they're kind of a big deal...

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