Where there is a will, there is a way. I am confident about the new model of major-country relationship between China and the US First, both sides have the political will to build such a relationship. Second, bilateral cooperation between the two countries over the past more than 40 years has laid a solid foundation for our future cooperation. Third, the two sides have established more than 90 mechanisms for high-level dialogues on strategy, economy, culture and humanities. Fourth, sister provinces and states, and sister cities totaling more than 220 pairs have been established between the two sides; nearly 190,000 Chinese students are studying in the US, and more than 20,000 US students are studying in China - a good public opinion foundation for the building of the new model of relationship. Fifth, there is broad scope for future bilateral cooperation.

- From Xi's address to the media traveling with US President Barack Obama to China on June 7, 2013