U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice held talks in Beijing with Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi to help lay the groundwork for President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington next month. She was also received by President Xi. Washington hopes to see President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to the United States become “a milestone” in relations, Rice said. Both sides said it is necessary to manage and control points of difference. The September trip will be the first state visit to the U.S. by Xi as President. Xi said that negotiations should be accelerated over the Bilateral Investment Treaty, military-to-military cooperation should be reinforced, and the two countries should strive for progress in fields such as energy and infrastructure. China is willing to work with the U.S. to “manage and control sensitive issues in constructive approaches”, and the two should “expand common ground and narrow divergence”, Xi said.