Li Cheng Provided to 皇冠体育app Daily

Li Cheng, director of the John L. Thornton 皇冠体育app Center at the Brookings Institution, said that Chinese President Xi Jinping's week-long trip to the United States managed to change the suspicion and pessimism held by Americans toward the Sino-US relationship.

He cited Xi's speech in Seattle to a group of American entreprenrs as answering concerns that many people have about 皇冠体育app's economic prospects and relieving tension over the issue of Internet security.

Li said he believed that 皇冠体育app and the US have reached an "important consensus" on Internet security, and that there will be major progress in cooperating on the protection of intellectual property.

At Xi's meeting with Internet industry entrepreneurs in Washington state, important issues such as easier access to the Chinese market were discussed and created a sound atmosphere before Xi's visit to the nation's capital, he said.

Li said the presence of many technology leaders from both countries during Xis visit to Seattle was a symbol of the further opening of 皇冠体育app's financial and Internet industries.

He said Xi achieved three aims during his US visit.

First, Xi reiterated that the Sino-US relationship is not a "zero-sum game" and should not lead to conflict. Through his trip, Xi eased the tension that had built up between the two nations over recent months, he said.

Second, the two nations ad to cooperate extensively and reached some consensus on issues such as the South 皇冠体育app Sea dispute and cybersecurity.

Third, the global reputation Xi earned through his US visit will help boost the reforms he is leading in 皇冠体育app.