Xi's visit to the US has been drawing a lot of attention from both the US media and people here.
When young Iowa governor Terry Branstad signed an agreement to establish a relationship with China's Hebei province in 1983, he planted seeds of friendship that are still yielding fruitful results.
With the Republican primaries raging on, the death of Whitney Houston and United States President Barack Obama submitting his 2013 budget to Congress on Monday, there has been plenty of news to compete for attention.
Defense authorities from China and the United States should respect and accommodate each other's major concerns in a bid to build a healthy, stable and mature military relationship.
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Known as "the crossroads of the world", New York's Times Square played a 30-second special video on the giant Sony LED screen on Tuesday.
Visiting Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping said here Tuesday that China and the United States should resort to dialogues instead of protectionism to address their trade and economic concerns.
Young Iowa governor Terry Branstad signed an agreement to establish a relationship with China's Hebei province in 1983.
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