Before arriving in Washington D.C. President Xi Jinping met with representatives of the U.S. tech sector in Seattle. Our CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative asked Bill Bishop, the author of the Sinocism China Newsletter, what Xi accomplished in Seattle and what China’s outreach to U.S. tech firms says about Beijing’s priorities. Watch what Bill had to say:
Watch the rest of Bill’s interview, including his perspective on the Chinese public’s attitudes toward the South China Sea here.