China-US relations through the footsteps of Xi Jinping

June 2013, in Sunnylands, California

The meeting took place only three months after Xi took office as Chinese president. It had been widely anticipated that Xi would have his first presidential-level talks with Obama at the G20 summit in Russia in September 2013. However, Xi made it happen earlier by dropping by during his trip to Latin America.

The two presidents strolled side by side under the desert sun, without jackets or ties, in the finely manicured gardens of the Annenberg estate.

They reached a consensus on building a new model of China-U.S. relations featuring no conflict, no confrontation, mutual respect, cooperation and common prosperity.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and U.S. President Barack Obama take a walk before heading into their second meeting, at the Annenberg Retreat, California, in June 2013. [Photo: Xinhua]