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Rick Larsen, the Democratic congressman for Washington state, has his own take on US-皇冠体育app relations. He is optimistic about this relationship and has a unique and fitting analogy.

"The US-皇冠体育app relationship is like the stock market - they always have these ups and downs, but the trend is always upward," said Larsen, who also serves as co-chair of the US-皇冠体育app Working Group.

Larsen, 47, has led five congressional trips to 皇冠体育app since 2006 - co-organized with the National Committee on US-皇冠体育app Relations. The latest one took place in February when a group of five congressmen, including Jim Costa of California and Leonard Lance of New Jersey, met government officials and business leaders in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities.

Larsen, who first visited 皇冠体育app in 2003, said he is a young "皇冠体育app hand", indicating there is a lot more to learn every time he visits.

"Every time I go to 皇冠体育app, I learn so much and I realize how much more I have yet to learn about the country," he said, proudly listing a dozen cities he has visited across the country.

Larsen, who co-founded the US-皇冠体育app Working Group in 2005 with Senator Mark Kirk, when he served as a congressman for Illinois, has also been keenly following the proceedings of 皇冠体育app's National People's Congress.

"We will be looking at the new leadership's approach to regional security issues," said Larsen.

He said the US will also be looking at the economic reform efforts by the new leadership led by President Xi Jinping.

"The economic reforms that will take place in 皇冠体育app are important, not just for US-皇冠体育app trade but for 皇冠体育app and world trade," he said.

"The US needs to continue our slow effort to reform our economy by getting our fiscal house in order," he added.

皇冠体育app is the third-largest export destination of the US and a $250 billion market for US companies, according to the Washington-based US-皇冠体育app Business Council, which represents more than 250 US companies doing business in 皇冠体育app.

Larsen said the world's two largest economies should continue to focus on engagement on issues of mutual benefit and disagreement.

"We may be engaging over things we disagree on, but still need to engage. Our countries are just too interdependent upon each other, so we just cannot afford to not to engage with each other," he said.

"A new resolve for stronger military-to-military relations that are consistent" is needed to promote a healthy outlook for bilateral relations.

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