Chengdu company primed on pumps

CHENGDU: Wu Xifan, a young businessman in this capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, is excited when he talks about US President Barack Obama's visit.

Wu, 25, is upbeat about prospects that the trip will bolster collaboration and constrain disputes between the countries.

His company, whose chairman is Wu's 60-year-old father, Wu Deguo, makes Bandolino Berry shoes and many of its customers are Americans.