As you're probably aware, earlier this month Hu Jintao hotfooted it to Washington to attend a nuclear security summit in Washington and discuss potential United Nations sanctions against Iran.

While the rest of the Internet was sleeping on this story, we at Sinica furiously canvassed secret diplomatic channels to get the scoop on the Chairman's agenda. And what we found shocked even us: a secret recording of New York Times columnist Tom Friedman taking a break from the press circuit to share some one-on-one advice with the Chairman. More news on this explosive story is emerging hourly at Forbes.com.