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The US and China may emerge from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit with some progress made on cyber concerns.

“The question now is: Are words followed by action?” As recently as May of this year, the U.S. Department of Justice charged six Chinese nationals with stealing trade secrets from two American companies.

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, as they arrive for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, September 25, 2015.

They’ve produced a video of foreigners supposedly spouting Xi Jinping’s praises as the President of China, and it’s gone viral, but not for the reasons they presumably wanted it to be. Among the distinguished guests and speakers are several who have personally...

The USA and China may emerge from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit with some progress made on cyber concerns.

For his part, Xi said that the two great economic powers had agreed to cooperate in the face of global challenges.

At Friday’s joint news conference, President Xi defended Beijing’s claim to the area and said its construction work on artificial islands there doesn’t target any country and stressed that it “doesn’t intend to pursue militarization”....

“The United States government does not engage in cyber economic espionage for commercial gain”.

As the two leaders spoke, dozens of pro- and anti-Xi protesters gathered near the White House grounds, waving flags, beating drums and shouting slogans.

According to a report by AFP on Tuesday, Xi is expected to explain the objectives of his visit in meetings and a keynote speech to leaders of states like Washington and with the heads of major companies, which have huge interests in China such as Boeing and Microsoft.

Xi, on his first state visit to the USA, will be hosted at the White House for a banquet on Friday. Obviously cutting emissions is going to be a hot topic.

Xi later visited Microsoft’s campus in Seattle where he was greeted by cofounder Bill Gates, CEO Satya Nadella and other top executives.

The lobster will be poached in butter and served with traditional rice noodle rolls embedded with spinach, shiitake mushrooms and leeks when President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, to dinner in the East Room...

Xi said he was aware of risks and challenges facing China’s economy, and was adopting more forceful and innovative macro-economic measures to address them.

“There is no House of Cards”, Xi said, drawing laughter with a reference to the U.S. television drama about merciless political machinations that is also popular in China. He described thefts of online information as crimes, adding that “China’s government...