Identifying common interests, handling differences are key goals

As President Xi Jinping arrived in South Florida on Thursday for his first meeting with US counterpart Donald Trump, senior think tank researchers in both countries anticipated reinforcement of their mutual understanding and other positive outcomes.

The meeting between the heads of state of the world's top two economies is scheduled at the Mar-a-Lago resort in the wealthy island town of Palm Beach on Thursday and Friday, following Xi's state visit to Finland, which started on Tuesday.