By Zhang Guoxi

September 17, 2015

"Even by Chinese standards, the kind of attention that has been accorded to President Xi Jinping's coming visit to America is unusual. Preparation for the trip had begun in earnest as early as February when it was first announced. Since then Chinese officials, diplomats, and scholars have spared no effort to promote the visit's significance and potential success.

In a meeting with President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice, who flew to Beijing in August in preparation for Xi's trip, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi described the visit as one that would determine the future direction of China-U.S. relations and influence the international and regional situation."

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