Closer Look: Why China-US top-level diplomacy matters

📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay updated with our latest analysis and interviews:👇 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgrNz-aDmcr2uuto8_DL2jg 👈 Beijing and Washington are talking at the highest level. Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the US is on the spotlight. What could the latest diplomatic exchanges mean for the relationship? Beyond government-to-government ties, what difference can people-to-people links make in building trust and understanding? CGTN's Tian Wei spoke with Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on US-China Relations. 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Leader-to-leader talks as a guide for ties 02:32 - What still needs doing: agreements and principles 06:09 - What positive relations has to deliver 10:00 - AI: the opportunity and the danger, for both nations 13:25 - Setting an example of constructive relations 16:43 - How to get more people-to-people exchanges 20:10 - Why Sino-American friendships hold 22:41 - Greening the desert: a metaphor for the relationship 24:09 - Betting on people-to-people ties Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Most watched videos: Impossible Challenge: 30 seconds to count banknotes BLINDFOLDED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmP_Ybj-jws Impossible Challenge: Gymnastics Boy Arat Hosseini from Iran! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sxX--U4c8w Impossible Challenge: How to calm babies in 5 seconds? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3q9sXM7WA