The exchange of visits between the US and China heads of state will send a strong signal. US friends welcome President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US

China News Service, Washington, September 22 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) Regarding the mutual visits between the heads of state of the United States and China within half a year, many American friends said in interviews with reporters from China News Service that the mutual visits of the heads of state will send a strong signal for the development of relations between the two countries, and expressed their welcome and expectation for President Xi Jinping's visit.

At the invitation of US President Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.

"This is a very strong signal. We welcome President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, and I am very much looking forward to it." Jeffrey Sullivan, director of the physical education department of the Montgomery County School Board in Maryland, USA, said that the leaders of the United States and China stand at the highest level, set examples through their actions, and build a bridge of communication and exchange between the two countries.

In response to the initiative of “inviting 50,000 American teenagers to come to China for exchange and study in five years”, Sullivan led the Montgomery County Youth Pickleball Cultural Exchange Group to visit China twice, in April 2025 and February 2026. He expressed that he hopes to make an impact in his own way, help promote the solution of problems, and become a bridge-builder. "Let us share these connections and build more friendships as 'civilian messengers'."

Kenneth Quinn, Honorary Chairman of the World Food Prize Foundation, believes that the heads of state meeting will provide a huge opportunity for the development of US-China relations. Whether it is for the development of bilateral relations or for the maintenance of world peace, the United States and China must find ways to become partners. "I think the 'tone' displayed by the leaders of the two countries when they meet is crucial - whether they smile, whether the handshake lasts, whether they show a gesture of friendship. The personal interactions and relationships between leaders are of great significance."

"Face-to-face communication is always more effective than phone calls." "Sykos", an American friend who once supported China's desert control cause, said that face-to-face meetings can create an atmosphere and conditions for frank communication for the two heads of state to discuss issues, and the leaders of the two countries can take this opportunity to find solutions to the problems together.

"Secaus" said that the development of U.S.-China relations should be based on understanding and respect, and President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States will undoubtedly add further impetus to the development of bilateral relations. (over)