Formal visit starts with gathering of historically significant officials
China's Vice-President Xi Jinping began his five-day US visit with a special gathering on Monday evening with heavyweight former US politicians devoted to China-US tie.
Forty years after it hosted the visit of a Chinese ping-pong team in the United States, the National Committee on US-China Relations is still opening doors to communication.
There are no reasons why China and the United States cannot engage in friendly cooperation, Vice-President Xi Jinping said.
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping answered written questions from The Washington Post on Sunday in Beijing, prior to his visit to the United States. The following is a transcript of Xi's answers.
Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Monday to pay official visit to the United States at the invitation of US Vice-President Joe Biden.
The small town on the banks of the Mississippi River is "Feeling Great" as it looks forward to the return of an old friend - Vice-President Xi Jinping. Xi leaves Beijing
China is ready to work with the United States to advance people-to-people exchange between the two peoples.
The coming visit by Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping to the United States will be significant in furthering cooperation between the two countries.
The yuan rose to an 18-year-high on Friday, climbing as Vice-President Xi Jinping prepares to start his trip to the United States next week.
Vice-President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the United States will provide a very important opportunity to enhance bilateral mutual trust.
Chinese and US leaders expect positive and practical results from Vice-President Xi Jinping's trip to the US next week.