Chinese leader finalizes plans for US visit with security chief
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PRESIDENT Xi Jinping yesterday met with the United States’ national security adviser Susan Rice amid final preparations for his visit to Washington next month, with both sides expressing optimism despite their differences.
Xi will meet President Barack Obama at the White House in late September and address the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Xi and Rice focused on the importance of the Chinese leader’s visit to strengthening relations between the world’s first- and second-largest economies.
“I look forward to continuing my conversation with President Obama, to continue to have in-depth exchanges on important issues of mutual interest, and together we would like to work with the US side to make sure that China-US relations will enjoy sustainable and steady growth,” Xi told Rice.
Xi also spoke of the need to “effectively manage the sensitive issues” between Washington and Beijing.
In her comments, Rice referred to “issues of difference and some difficulty” that the sides “need to work through and we will continue to do so.”
She called Xi’s upcoming trip a “milestone in deepening our cooperation and strengthening our relationship.”
In an earlier meeting with senior foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi, Rice pointed to progress in areas ranging from climate change to tourist exchanges. She said both sides are looking forward to a successful meeting in Washington.
Yang said China is eager to ensure Xi’s US trip is a “complete success.”
Rice also met with Fan Changlong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Xi and Obama have forged a strong working relationship as a result of frequent meetings.
Xi hosted Obama in Beijing in November, during which the sides announced a landmark agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other moves to boost relations.
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