[20151007]IF10291_中国国家主席Xi 2015年9月国事访问.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated October 7, 2015Chinese President Xis September 2015 State VisitIntroduction Chinese President Xi Jinping (his family name, Xi, is pronounced “Shee”) made his first state visit to the United States, and his second U.S. visit as president, in September 2015. He was the fourth leader of the Peoples Republic of China to make a state visit to the United States, following in the footsteps of Li Xiannian in 1985, Jiang Zemin in 1997, and Hu Jintao in 2011. The visit came at a time of tension in the U.S.-China relationship. The United States has been critical of China on such issues as its alleged cyber espionage, slow pace of economic reforms, island building in disputed waters in the South China Sea, harsh treatment of lawyers, dissidents, and ethnic minorities, and pending restrictive legislation on foreign organizations. Even as the White House prepared to welcome President Xi, it was developing possible sanctions against Chinese firms and individuals over alleged cyber-espionage against U.S. firms. Ultimately, the summit between the two presidents appeared to produce some progress on two priority issues for the United Statescyber security and bi