Chinese netizens have expressed hopes that President Hu Jintao's state visit to the United States from January 18 to 21 will further boost Sino-US ties.
Major foreign media have been positive in their coverage of Chinese President Hu Jintao's recent interview with two US newspapers.
While US leaders are still counting down for Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit, some American people in New York have already been drawn closer to China through a video show in Times Square.
Since the beginning of the new year, American companies one after the other have proposed their new policies of investing in China.
Experts from both sides of the Pacific weigh in on the hottest issues likely to be front and center when the two leaders meet during the Chinese president's four-day visit to the United States
Observers in Brussels wonder whether talks will stick to the expected score or if politicians have some surprises in store
The United States and China should enhance economic cooperation, rather than engage in trade conflicts. Cooperation creates huge benefits especially for the US, said Zhou Shijian, a senior China-US expert.
The dramatic ups and downs in China-US ties since Obama took office indicate they are standing at a historical crossroads.
When US President Barack Obama hosts President Hu Jintao at the White House on Jan 19, it will be the 12th full summit meeting between American and Chinese presidents since former US president Richard Nixon made his historic visit to Beijing in 1972.
China has become a profit center for enterprises from the United States. Statistics from the Ministry of Commerce of China indicate that by the end of 2010, US companies had invested $65.22 billion in more than 59,000 projects in China.
Western media were quick to call Chinese President Hu Jintao's comments on the US dollar unusually blunt. But there is real value to earnest words, though sometimes unpleasant to the ear.
2011, the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, marks the 40th anniversary of the rapprochement between China and the United States.