CRI听力:Ambassador: More Common Interests for China, U.S.

Ambassador Cui Tiankai says Xi Jinping's visit will highlight his exchanges with the American people at different levels and in multiple areas.

"We want to take this opportunity to arrange meetings between President Xi and people of all circles in the U.S., including the commercial and industrial circles, many friendly organizations and think tanks, as well as political leaders, so as to expound to them China's developing strategy, and what kind of path China will embark and what kind of foreign policies China is going to take. This is one of the main goals of this visit, which will become a highlight of it."

The ambassador notes that China and the United States share more common interests than differences, citing the outcomes of recent China-U.S. collaborations in areas such as fighting crime and safeguarding cyber security

"I always think that the real significance of the China-U.S. relationship is that the two countries are able to settle problems between them properly, rather than seeking a relationship free of problems. Both countries have kept communications and exchanges at different levels. Even if there are problems which can't be solved for the moment, still the two sides should manage those problems positively, and don't let them to reverse the main agenda of bilateral relations and become the dominant aspect of the China-U.S. relations."

As the two largest economies in the world, the signing of a bilateral investment treaty is also highly expected by the two sides.

The ambassador calls for more effort to push the negotiations forward.

"I of course hope the negotiations can reach results quickly. However, it depends on the efforts of both sides. To me, the bilateral investment agreement must adapt to the fact that mutual investment between China and the U.S. is growing constantly. Investment from China will benefit the economy and regional development of the U.S., improving the U.S. people's livelihood and offering more jobs. It is a win-win situation, I hope the U.S. could remove those outdated and unnecessary political obstacles as soon as possible."

President Xi's state visit to the United States, the first since he took office in 2013, will take place from Sept. 22nd to the 25th.