President Xi's state visit to US: news & updates

[AndrewJin]

Chinese president lands in Seattle, kicking off U.S. state visit
SEATTLE, United States - 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.

At about 9:30 a.m. local time (1630 GMT), Xi's plane landed at the Paine Field Airport. The president and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were greeted by Washington Governor Jay Inslee -- representative of U.S President Barack Obama -- and his wife, high-ranking officials from the federal government, and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray. The couple were presented with flowers by local children.

"It is the hope of people of both countries that China and the United States will work together to build a new model of major-country relationship of no-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation," Xi said in a written statement delivered at the airport upon arrival.

"I have come to the United States to deepen friendship between our two peoples, expand practical cooperation across the board and bring about even greater progress in the building of the new model of major-country relationship between China and the United States," he said.

Xi is scheduled to meet government and business leaders, visit school teachers and students, and deliver a speech on China-US relations during his stay in Seattle, a world-known technology and aviation hub. The city and its neighboring areas are home to Microsoft and Boeing's main airplane assembly plants.

A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle and the broader Washington state have long enjoyed robust economic links and close people-to-people ties with China. Seattle is a sister city of the southwestern Chinese metropolitan of Chongqing.

Nicknamed "The Emerald City," Seattle hosted Chinese leaders Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao over the past several decades.

Before the closely watched state visit ends on Sept. 25, Obama is to host Xi at the White House in Washington, D.C.. The two leaders are expected to discuss an array of topics ranging from building a new type of major-country relationship to climate change and hotspot issues around the world.

The Chinese president will be in New York from Sept. 26 to 28 for a series of summits and meetings marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.

This is Xi's seventh trip to the United States since 1985, when he led a five-member agricultural delegation to Muscatine, Iowa. His last visit took place in Sunnylands, California, in 2013.

Despite different views on some issues between the world's largest developing country and largest developed one, China and the United States have witnessed strong economic and people-to-people engagement, with the two sides having become each other's second largest trading partner.

Two-way trade between the two countries grew to an all-time high of 555 billion US dollars in 2014, and bilateral investment had surpassed 120 billion dollars by the end of last year.

It is estimated that by 2022, China and the United States will become each other's biggest trading partner.

In people-to-people exchanges, the two countries have established 43 pairs of sister provinces/states and 200 pairs of sister cities. Last year, about 4.3 million mutual visits were made across the Pacific Ocean, and there is a flight between the two countries every 17 minutes.

 

[AndrewJin]

Pls post news and updates on President Xi's state visit to US of A.
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[Place Of Space]

Good news.

 

[hexagonsnow]

Why no @me,bro

 

[Place Of Space]

In my opinions, they will refer to core political and diplomatic issues. Only discussing economic issue year after year, is too boring.

 

[AndrewJin]

Why no @me,bro

Ok OK, that was my old tagging system.

In my opinions, they will refer to core political and diplomatic issues. Only discussing economic issue year after year, is too boring.

That is always in dark room.

 

[TaiShang]

Why no @me,bro

New bro on the block

At times it is hard to remember and tag all the great members. Hence my urge to add et al when I do tagging. Luckily Andrew Jin already has a list. I do not even have one.

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On topic: Let's hope it will be a fruitful trip. I do not care about disagreements and policy incompatibilities so long as the sides are able maintain mutual respect as they should have, being two major world powers. In this respect, US media needs to pass a critical test.

The two sides will likely focus on economic cooperation as it is the most urgent task. No breakthrough on major geopolitical disagreements will be achieved, which is fine. The US will slowly learn to dislodge China's natural sphere of influence. Until that time, political tension will continue.

On economic side, China will offer several carrots.

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China inks deal to buy 300 Boeing aircraft during Xi's US visit
September 23, 2015

China's ICBC Financial Leasing Co said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with Boeing Co to buy 30 737-800 jets.



A group of Chinese companies signed Tuesday a deal with U.S. plane maker Boeing to buy 300 Boeing aircraft.

The deal, signed by China Aviation Supplies Holding Company, ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., and China Development Bank Leasing with Boeing, was reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United States which was kicked off on Tuesday morning.

Meanwhile, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. also signed a cooperative document with Boeing to build a 737 aircraft completion center in China.

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. plane maker on the promotion of comprehensive strategic cooperation in the civil aviation industry.

The Seattle-based company confirmed on Sept. 16 that President Xi Jinping will visit the company’s Everett, Wash., factory on Sept. 23 during his visit to the United States.

The Everett site is Boeing’s largest production site for commercial airplanes, where the 747-8, 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliner are produced.

"Boeing's strong 40-year relationship with China, one of the world's largest airplane markets, is expanding U.S. exports to that country and supports tens of thousands of American jobs,” said Conner. “We’re proud that President Xi will see Boeing innovation at work.”

Boeing is considering plans to set up a 737 jet completion and delivery center in China. It would be the first time that Boeing is setting up a finishing and delivery center outside of the United States.

"Boeing is always looking for opportunities to support its growth plans and for productivity improvements. One way we will do this is by working with partners around the world and creating key strategic alliances, including in China, our largest international market," the company said.

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[LowPost]

New bro on the block

At times it is hard to remember and tag all the great members. Hence my urge to add et al when I do tagging. Luckily Andrew Jin already has a list. I do not even have one.

***

On topic: Let's hope it will be a fruitful trip. I do not care about disagreements and policy incompatibilities so long as the sides are able maintain mutual respect as they should have, being two major world powers. In this respect, US media needs to pass a critical test.

The two sides will likely focus on economic cooperation as it is the most urgent task. No breakthrough on major geopolitical disagreements will be achieved, which is fine. The US will slowly learn to dislodge China's natural sphere of influence. Until that time, political tension will continue.

On economic side, China will offer several carrots.

***

China inks deal to buy 300 Boeing aircraft during Xi's US visit
September 23, 2015

China's ICBC Financial Leasing Co said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with Boeing Co to buy 30 737-800 jets.



A group of Chinese companies signed Tuesday a deal with U.S. plane maker Boeing to buy 300 Boeing aircraft.

The deal, signed by China Aviation Supplies Holding Company, ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., and China Development Bank Leasing with Boeing, was reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United States which was kicked off on Tuesday morning.

Meanwhile, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. also signed a cooperative document with Boeing to build a 737 aircraft completion center in China.

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. plane maker on the promotion of comprehensive strategic cooperation in the civil aviation industry.

The Seattle-based company confirmed on Sept. 16 that President Xi Jinping will visit the company’s Everett, Wash., factory on Sept. 23 during his visit to the United States.

The Everett site is Boeing’s largest production site for commercial airplanes, where the 747-8, 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliner are produced.

"Boeing's strong 40-year relationship with China, one of the world's largest airplane markets, is expanding U.S. exports to that country and supports tens of thousands of American jobs,” said Conner. “We’re proud that President Xi will see Boeing innovation at work.”

Boeing is considering plans to set up a 737 jet completion and delivery center in China. It would be the first time that Boeing is setting up a finishing and delivery center outside of the United States.

"Boeing is always looking for opportunities to support its growth plans and for productivity improvements. One way we will do this is by working with partners around the world and creating key strategic alliances, including in China, our largest international market," the company said.

***

New bro on the block

At times it is hard to remember and tag all the great members. Hence my urge to add et al when I do tagging. Luckily Andrew Jin already has a list. I do not even have one.

***

On topic: Let's hope it will be a fruitful trip. I do not care about disagreements and policy incompatibilities so long as the sides are able maintain mutual respect as they should have, being two major world powers. In this respect, US media needs to pass a critical test.

The two sides will likely focus on economic cooperation as it is the most urgent task. No breakthrough on major geopolitical disagreements will be achieved, which is fine. The US will slowly learn to dislodge China's natural sphere of influence. Until that time, political tension will continue.

On economic side, China will offer several carrots.

***

China inks deal to buy 300 Boeing aircraft during Xi's US visit
September 23, 2015

China's ICBC Financial Leasing Co said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with Boeing Co to buy 30 737-800 jets.



A group of Chinese companies signed Tuesday a deal with U.S. plane maker Boeing to buy 300 Boeing aircraft.

The deal, signed by China Aviation Supplies Holding Company, ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., and China Development Bank Leasing with Boeing, was reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United States which was kicked off on Tuesday morning.

Meanwhile, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. also signed a cooperative document with Boeing to build a 737 aircraft completion center in China.

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. plane maker on the promotion of comprehensive strategic cooperation in the civil aviation industry.

The Seattle-based company confirmed on Sept. 16 that President Xi Jinping will visit the company’s Everett, Wash., factory on Sept. 23 during his visit to the United States.

The Everett site is Boeing’s largest production site for commercial airplanes, where the 747-8, 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliner are produced.

"Boeing's strong 40-year relationship with China, one of the world's largest airplane markets, is expanding U.S. exports to that country and supports tens of thousands of American jobs,” said Conner. “We’re proud that President Xi will see Boeing innovation at work.”

Boeing is considering plans to set up a 737 jet completion and delivery center in China. It would be the first time that Boeing is setting up a finishing and delivery center outside of the United States.

"Boeing is always looking for opportunities to support its growth plans and for productivity improvements. One way we will do this is by working with partners around the world and creating key strategic alliances, including in China, our largest international market," the company said.

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I see that China's presidential aircraft is still the good but aging 747-400. The deal can be a chance to replace it with a more modern Boeing.

Plus, here's news about our friend Carly F:

Fiorina’s Bad Proposal for U.S.-China Relations

Now that Walker is out of the running, someone has to take up his mantle of endorsing simplistic foreign policy proposals. Fiorina has accepted the role:

Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina joined her GOP rivals Tuesday in saying Chinese President Xi Jinping should not be honored with a state dinner at the White House.

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO said during a national security forum in South Carolina that she still would meet privately with Xi. But she said she’d cancel the dinner as just one step in a new hard line against Beijing, which she criticized for cybersecurity threats, Xi’s military buildup in the South China Sea and human rights abuses. Fiorina said China, together with Russia and Iran, are aggressors that she would curtail if elected.

This is just as misguided and silly as it was when Walker first suggested it. Does anyone suppose that the Chinese president will become more accommodating or reasonable on outstanding disputes after he has been publicly humiliated with the cancellation of a state dinner? No, of course not. The Chinese government would be insulted, and would almost certainly become more intransigent on any issue that the U.S. wanted to address. Diplomatic snubs can sometimes have their uses, but gratuitously insulting the leader of another major power just to strike a “tough” pose for a domestic audience is not one of them. Fiorina says that she “still would meet privately with Xi,” but why does she assume that he would have any interest in such meetings after being publicly embarrassed? She is demanding that the U.S. engage in exactly the sort of high-handed behavior that the Chinese and many other nations find so objectionable in how the U.S. deals with other governments, but she doesn’t think this will have any adverse consequences for securing Chinese cooperation in the future.

It is a lousy idea, but it is in line with Fiorina’s generally confrontational approach to foreign policy. She declared that she would not “tolerate” Chinese military outposts in the South China Sea. This is a good example of making a rhetorical commitment that she almost certainly wouldn’t be able to keep without risking a major incident. When a politician insists that something is intolerable or unacceptable, that implies a willingness to take aggressive action to stop it, or else it is reckless, empty rhetoric. Either way, it tells us that Fiorina’s ideas for China policy are provocative and potentially quite dangerous.

Fiorina’s Bad Proposal for U.S.-China Relations | The American Conservative

 

[Dungeness]

Well, the headline news on all major networks is Pope's visit, and only Seattle's local news channels carried news about Xi's visit. NBS's 6 O'clock News gave Xi 15 seconds in the end of half an hour program. Within that 15 seconds, 10 dedicated to Falungong protest. Talking about propaganda!

Well, the headline news on all major networks is Pope's visit, and only Seattle's local news channels carried news about Xi's visit. NBS's 6 O'clock News gave Xi 15 seconds in the end of half an hour program. Within that 15 seconds, 10 dedicated to Falungong protest. Talking about propaganda!

Correction: It is NBC not NBS

 

[Keel]

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Boeing’s Ray Conner chat during the Everett plant tour.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Ray Conner, president and CEO Boeing Commercial Airplanes, tour the Boeing assembly line in Everett, Washington September 23, 2015.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (second from left) and president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Ray Conner (left) tour the Boeing assembly line, Wednesday in Everett, Washington. China has agreed to buy 300 jets from Boeing. In addition, state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China signed a cooperation agreement with the aerospace giant to build a 737 aircraft assembly center in China

Boeing president and CEO Dennis Muilenberg, right, presented Chinese President Xi Jinping with a gift of a customized airplane window frame with a photo of him and his wife on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, in Everett, Wash. At far left is Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO,

 

[General Observer]

"Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that? The face of our next president?"

I see that China's presidential aircraft is still the good but aging 747-400. The deal can be a chance to replace it with a more modern Boeing.

Plus, here's news about our friend Carly F:

Fiorina’s Bad Proposal for U.S.-China Relations


Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina joined her GOP rivals Tuesday in saying Chinese President Xi Jinping should not be honored with a state dinner at the White House.

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO said during a national security forum in South Carolina that she still would meet privately with Xi. But she said she’d cancel the dinner as just one step in a new hard line against Beijing, which she criticized for cybersecurity threats, Xi’s military buildup in the South China Sea and human rights abuses. Fiorina said China, together with Russia and Iran, are aggressors that she would curtail if elected.

This is just as misguided and silly as it was when Walker first suggested it. Does anyone suppose that the Chinese president will become more accommodating or reasonable on outstanding disputes after he has been publicly humiliated with the cancellation of a state dinner? No, of course not. The Chinese government would be insulted, and would almost certainly become more intransigent on any issue that the U.S. wanted to address. Diplomatic snubs can sometimes have their uses, but gratuitously insulting the leader of another major power just to strike a “tough” pose for a domestic audience is not one of them. Fiorina says that she “still would meet privately with Xi,” but why does she assume that he would have any interest in such meetings after being publicly embarrassed? She is demanding that the U.S. engage in exactly the sort of high-handed behavior that the Chinese and many other nations find so objectionable in how the U.S. deals with other governments, but she doesn’t think this will have any adverse consequences for securing Chinese cooperation in the future.

It is a lousy idea, but it is in line with Fiorina’s generally confrontational approach to foreign policy. She declared that she would not “tolerate” Chinese military outposts in the South China Sea. This is a good example of making a rhetorical commitment that she almost certainly wouldn’t be able to keep without risking a major incident. When a politician insists that something is intolerable or unacceptable, that implies a willingness to take aggressive action to stop it, or else it is reckless, empty rhetoric. Either way, it tells us that Fiorina’s ideas for China policy are provocative and potentially quite dangerous.

Personally, I think this is a terrible deal. With so much American influence in the Chinese domestic aerospace market as it stands today, this would only remove further investment into domestic COMAC projects, taking revenue away from projects such as the C919. How is China supposed to increase domestic consumption if it keeps handing out slices of the pie to American monopoly in China's own market?

China seriously needs to reel away from American influence in the cutting-edge technology sector and boost its own market and consumption.

 

[TaiShang]

Can you spot anyone familiar in this picture? Looking for Gordon Chang, why isn't he in the picture? Oopsie....this isn't the Oval Office... of course he is not in... silly me. (Hui Pamela)



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‘Obey Chinese law’: Xi issues warning to foreign NGOs in China during his US swing as fears of impending crackdown grow | South China Morning Post

 

[StarCraft_ZT]

 

[Jlaw]

Well, the headline news on all major networks is Pope's visit, and only Seattle's local news channels carried news about Xi's visit. NBS's 6 O'clock News gave Xi 15 seconds in the end of half an hour program. Within that 15 seconds, 10 dedicated to Falungong protest. Talking about propaganda!



Correction: It is NBC not NBS

Yeah, it was funny. The one segment from pbs news cracked me up. The anchor said the pope wanted the children to come up on stage so he can kiss them. LOL. I'm sure he will and do more if he could.



NBS sound better than nbc. Probably a subliminal slip on your part

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Boeing’s Ray Conner chat during the Everett plant tour.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Ray Conner, president and CEO Boeing Commercial Airplanes, tour the Boeing assembly line in Everett, Washington September 23, 2015.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (second from left) and president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Ray Conner (left) tour the Boeing assembly line, Wednesday in Everett, Washington. China has agreed to buy 300 jets from Boeing. In addition, state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China signed a cooperation agreement with the aerospace giant to build a 737 aircraft assembly center in China

Boeing president and CEO Dennis Muilenberg, right, presented Chinese President Xi Jinping with a gift of a customized airplane window frame with a photo of him and his wife on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, in Everett, Wash. At far left is Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO,

@Götterdämmerung , picture #4. Henry Kissinger, a well known friend and trusted right hand man of the powerful Rothschild seem very happy to see Xi. Something big is going to happen in the near future.

 

[anon45]

Well, the headline news on all major networks is Pope's visit, and only Seattle's local news channels carried news about Xi's visit. NBS's 6 O'clock News gave Xi 15 seconds in the end of half an hour program. Within that 15 seconds, 10 dedicated to Falungong protest. Talking about propaganda!



Correction: It is NBC not NBS

What do you expect? Its the pope!

Not just any pope too, but the super pope!

In all seriousness he is a pope who actually acts like a pope should act, so by default he is a great guy.


You don't have to be catholic to like him.

Pope Francis’ popularity extends beyond Catholics | Pew Research Center

Yeah, it was funny. The one segment from pbs news cracked me up. The anchor said the pope wanted the children to come up on stage so he can kiss them. LOL. I'm sure he will and do more if he could.

This pope has been an actual force for good in the world. Given his accomplishments in the exercise of compassion, kindness, and humility, what you've implied is extremely disrespectful.

John Thavis | Francis at the two-year mark: Early achievements and persistent obstacles