President Xi Jinping and his United States counterpart President Barack Obama will"further chart the course of the China-US relationship" during Xi's first state visit to theUS later this month, State Councilor Yang Jiechi said in an interview with China Daily.
Yang made the remarks while briefing on Xi's first state visit to the US since he took officeas the president in 2013.
Xi and Obama had met four times since Xi came to office, marked by productivediscussions at Sunnylands, California, in 2013 and in Yingtai, Beijing, in 2014.
Yang said the two presidents will hold in-depth talks and cover "all major aspects" of ties.
The two leaders will "further chart the course of the China-US relationship, particularlythe new model of major-country relationship", and discuss practical cooperation, while"substantive results will come out of that".
The two countries will also achieve a great deal for the Asia-Pacific region and for theworld as a whole, and Xi will reach out to a cross-section of American society to get intouch with people from various walks of life, Yang added.
The world's two largest economies have seen an increasingly interwoven relationship astheir annual trade exceeded $550 billion last year while many global and regional hotissues depend on their cooperation.
But their ties have also seen certain disputes, including issues on the South China Sea andcybersecurity.
On the South China Sea issue, Yang said the US is not a direct party to the disputes, and hehoped that the US would not get involved, as it has promised, and expressed a desire forboth countries to "stay in close touch" despite the differences.
"It is important for both countries to stay in close touch even if they have differentperceptions and views," he said, reiterating China's commitment to a peaceful resolutionof the issue.
Yang dismissed ideas that disputes between China and the US, particularly those in theAsia-Pacific region, are forcing some regional countries to take sides.
"If there are friends of China who would like to be friends of the US or the other wayaround, both countries should welcome that, and we should have more mutual friends," headded.
On the cybersecurity issue, Yang said China itself is a victim of hacking, and China and theUS actually can make cybersecurity a point of cooperation.
"We hope China, the United States and other countries can work together to work out therules for cybersecurity in the international arena in the spirit of mutual respect, equalityand mutual benefit," Yang said.
Yang noted bilateral progress in boosting two-way trade, collaboration on internationalaffairs, increasingly stronger military ties and visa facilitation.
This shows that "a new model of major country relationship between our two countrieswill work in the best interests of China and the US, and for the rest of the world", he said.
On bilateral cooperation, Yang said: "There are a host of areas where China and the UScan, and should, cooperate with each other."
The joint announcement to address climate change last year was well received globally,and climate change issues "will be part of the agenda" for Xi' visit, and it is important fordeveloped countries to work with the world to make the Paris Conference later this year asuccess, Yang said.
Two anniversaries
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, and China and the USwere allies during the war against Japanese aggression.
Yang said: "We will never forget this friendship between China and the US."
Yang noted that the United Nations was established after the war, and China is "both acontributor and a builder" of this international system, and Beijing believes the UN"should play an even bigger role".
As this year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the UN, Yang confirmed that Xiwill attend a series of UN summits after his visit to the US, and his presence is "a concreteexample to show our commitment and support for the UN system".
The president will address the General Debate of the UN General Assembly, expound onChina's positions on the global political landscape and world order, Yang said.
Xi will also attend the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Summit and will witness theadoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda along with other leaders, Yang added.
China has taken initiatives on its own because Xi and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonwill co-host a summit on women's empowerment and a roundtable discussion for South-South cooperation, Yang said.
The president will also propose some important action on China's part as well, Yang said.
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