Security challenges existing between China and the US are expected to be an important topic during the summit between President Xi and President Obama on Thursday.
In Seattle, there has been wide coverage of President Xi Jinping's visit on local TV and radio, as well as in newspapers and magazines. The Seattle Times devoted three pages, including its front page, to a special report on the visiting Chinese president.
President rules out cyberattack claims by US, saying China is a hacking victim
For Terry Branstad, the Republican governor of Iowa, Xi Jinping's state visit to the US is a renewal of the friendship between the Chinese president and the people of Iowa.
China does not steal commercial secrets in any form, nor does it encourage or support domestic companies engaging in such practices, President Xi Jinping said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off his first state visit to the United States in West Coast city Seattle on Tuesday, a landmark trip aimed at building up trust and stepping up cooperation between the world's two biggest economies.
CHINA and US, DIFFERENT, BUT NOT DISTANT is the message of a video on a large screen overlooking Broadway and 47th Street in New York City's Times Square.
President Xi Jinping leaves Tuesday for his first state visit to the United States, with talks on some key sectors between the two countries the main focus.