Chinese president leaves for US visit, UN summits

Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing Tuesday afternoon for his U.S. visit and attendance at a series UN summits, according to Xinhuanet.

Xi will pay the state visit to the United States from Sept. 22 to 25 at the invitation of U.S. President Barack Obama.

At the invitation of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Xi will visit the UN headquarters in New York to attend a series summits to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations from Sept. 26 to 28.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States will push forward the negotiation for a bilateral investment treaty between China and the United States, a Chinese scholar said here Friday.

Expanding investment cooperation will propel China-U.S. relations, said Huo Jianguo, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.

Source: MENA