"I hope that there will be some breakthroughs regarding the yuan joining the IMF's Special Drawing Right basket after President Xi Jinping's visit to the US … Cooperation could benefit growth in both countries. The US needs stable economic development in China, especially at a time when its own recovery still lacks momentum."

Li Xunlei,

chief economist at Haitong Securities, quoted in the Guangdong-based 21st Century Business Herald newspaper on Wednesday.

"The economic output of the US has reached $17 trillion, making the country 'a traditional engine' for the world economy. China has achieved 7 percent GDP growth on the base of $10 trillion, contributing more than 30 percent to the world's economic growth. The two countries bear responsibility for the recovery and sustainable development of the global economy."

Xu Hongcai,

director of the Economic Research Department at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, quoted in the People's Daily on Wednesday.