LOS ANGELES/HONG KONG/BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States is drawing broad international interest, with hopes that the high-level meeting will help steady ties between the world's two largest economies and bolster confidence amid global turbulence.

Xi is due in the US from Wednesday through Friday after an invitation from President Donald Trump. The trip marks his second state visit to the country since 2015 and follows Trump's own state visit to China in May, less than half a year earlier.

Analysts say the back-and-forth summits between the leaders of the top two economies are "very significant" and "consequential" for the global economy, since stable relations between Beijing and Washington are seen as pivotal to world peace.

US Congresswoman Judy Chu called it "very significant that President Xi is coming to Washington, DC", pointing to the value of the two leaders getting to "meet face-to-face and discuss the major issues affecting the relationship".

A hopeful signal

Edward Cai, who leads the All American Chinese Association in Southern California, said he hopes the summit will "send positive signals regarding stabilizing relations, strengthening communication, enhancing mutual trust and expanding cooperation".

Differences between the two countries, Cai noted, are not inherently alarming; what matters is keeping channels of dialogue open, handling disputes carefully, and steering clear of miscalculation and confrontation. He stressed that steady ties serve the interests of both populations and are vital to global peace and prosperity, adding that he has "full confidence in the vision of the two leaders".

Wichai Kinchong Choi, a senior vice-president at Thailand's Kasikornbank, said that having "the leaders of the world's two major powers sit down and talk" is "always a positive sign". High-level dialogue matters especially, he argued, "at a time when the global economy is facing tremendous uncertainty", since constructive engagement will benefit not just the US and China but also "provide greater certainty for businesses and economies in the (Asia-Pacific) region".

Mohamed Sabreen, a Cairo-based specialist in international affairs and Middle East issues, said "dialogue and managed competition are more constructive than confrontational policies", warning that "a renewed trade war or deeper strategic tensions would create uncertainty far beyond Washington and Beijing". Regional governments, he added, would rather keep room to build partnerships with both powers than be pushed into choosing sides.

Bali Deepak, who teaches Chinese studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, called the summit "very significant" given that it arrives at "a particularly consequential moment in US-China relations". He recalled that during Trump's May trip to Beijing, the two sides agreed to pursue a constructive relationship grounded in strategic stability. The meeting, Deepak said, is a chance to "manage — rather than resolve — the structural rivalry between the two", particularly in light of US tariffs and other pressure tactics. He described US-China relations as "perhaps the single most consequential external relationship for the strategic environment of the Asia-Pacific", noting that greater stability could ease worries for Asian economies and supply chains.

James Shikwati of the Inter Region Economic Network, a think tank in Nairobi, said that "for Africa, stable relations between the US and China are preferable to confrontation" because they would deliver "a predictable international environment" for the continent's development.

Cooperation on artificial intelligence

Klaus Heinrich Raditio, an international relations lecturer at the Driyarkara School of Philosophy in Jakarta, urged the two countries to work together on AI-based technologies as a way to promote peace and stability. "Indonesia hopes that countries in the Global South will be involved in the development and utilization of AI-based technologies," he said.

In May, Xi and Trump endorsed a shared vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability over the coming three years and beyond. Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Monday that during the visit Xi will hold an in-depth exchange of views with Trump on major issues tied to bilateral ties as well as world peace and development.