Xi Jinping listens as Microsoft's Harry Shum demonstrates how Microsoft Surface technology can be used for data visualization during Xi's tour of Microsoft's main campus in Redmond, Washington, September 23, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

Sept 23, 2015 - Xi visits Microsoft headquarters

Xi toured the headquarters of the Microsoft Corporation and encouraged the multinational company to deepen cooperation with Chinese partners.

In the Microsoft Envisioning Center, Xi and first lady Peng Liyuan watched a demonstration of a series of high-tech products, including Microsoft HoloLens, a world-leading holographic computer; a real-time meteorological data visualization system; and ecosystem hardware made by Chinese engineers using Microsoft technology.

The Chinese president expressed the hope that Microsoft will deepen cooperation with its Chinese partners and bring more convenience and efficiency to modern life by inventing more smart products.

Harry Shum, Microsoft executive vice-president of technology and research, demonstrates Microsoft's HoloLens device to Xi during a tour of Microsoft's main campus in Redmond, Washington. (Photo/Reuters)