Chen Weihua is the Chief Washington Correspondent of China Daily and Deputy Editor of China Daily USA. He has a particular focus on US politics and US-China relations.
Japan's attitude toward its heinous World War II history has long caused tension with its two main neighbors, China and the Republic of Korea.
I have heard some pundits in US, such as Edward Luttwak, a military strategist, describing fast-growing China as a fat man entering an elevator.
There is no doubt in my mind that former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden should have been Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2013.
The debate is a solemn reminder that major countries, such as China and the United States, must improve how they handle their differences.
I have more confidence that the tensions between China and the US can be substantially defused with more people-to-people exchanges.
US National Security Advisor Susan Rice should reflect on the actions of her own government before pointing her finger at others.
If Obama truly feels that a lot of what NSA has been doing is wrong and should be stopped, he should thank Snowden for helping to expose these activities.
The US rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific has unsettled relations with China, and distrust between the two countries has deepened.
There is no doubt that the best way to dismiss such concerns is deepening cooperation and exchanges at sub-national and people-to-people levels.
Although the US has averted a debt default at the last minute, it has not been able to avoid damage to its credibility.
Xi and Obama pledged to defy historical rivalry that has plagued relations between a rising power and the existing power and seek a win-win situation.
Obama was furious that he had not received support both at home and abroad for his planned military action against Syria.