World media reports

US President Barack Obama and

Chinese President Xi Jinping will spotlight the shared determination of the leaders of the world's two largest economies to forge a climate change accord in Paris in December that commits every country to curbing their emissions.

Like wedding anniversaries, state

visits by foreign leaders are occasions to celebrate the positive, and that's what the Obama administration will stress as Chinese President Xi Jinping tours the US this week.

Ruan Zongze, who served as a minister

at China's embassy in Washington from 2007 to 2011, said ... calls for a tougher policy toward China are rooted in anxiety among US officials "to prove they're not in decline." In China, he said, the view is that ... there is no upside for the Obama administration to pick a fight with Beijing.