President's state visit to US to 'cover all major aspects' of joint relations

　　State Councilor Yang Jiechi says President Xi Jinping's state visit to the US will address practical cooperation.

　　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 the US 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 office as the president in 2013.

　　Xi and Obama had met four times since Xi came to office, marked by productive discussions 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, particularly the 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 the world as a whole, and Xi will reach out to a cross-section of American society to get in touch with people from various walks of life, Yang added.

　　The world's two largest economies have seen an increasingly interwoven relationship as their annual trade exceeded $550 billion last year while many global and regional hot issues depend on their cooperation.

　　But their ties have also seen certain disputes, including issues on the South China Sea and cybersecurity.