All feed a fundamental yearning among ordinary Chinese: to see their country's prestige and status rise. Washington is sending a delegation led by Eric Branstad, senior White House adviser in the Department of Commerce. Xi has even popped up in a series of English-language promotional videos produced by the official China Daily called "Belt and Road Bedtime Stories. He's showing hope in their economic future by proposing a very significant economic plan," former U.S. ambassador to China Max Baucus told The Associated Press. "China has to prove that these projects are sound and they have the management expertise to carry them through."

Source: Times of India May 12, 2017 03:58 UTC