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While the Chinese media cheered the cooperative spirit adopted by President Xi Jinping on his first state visit to America, Western media remained skeptical about the leader鈥檚 pledges for reform, suggesting a cloud of secrecy still hovers over President Xi鈥檚 agenda.

The Sino-American relationship is 鈥渕ore dysfunctional than ever,鈥� wrote Michael Auslin, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, in a .

鈥淎ll the right things were said,鈥� Mr. Auslin wrote, 鈥渂ut leaving the biggest impression, was the unavoidable fact that US-China relations are locked into their current pattern of competition and distrust.鈥�

He isn鈥檛 the only one to say so. Beneath the predictable exchange of pleasantries is a 鈥渃onfrontational approach鈥� America has been 鈥渋tching to take,鈥� wrote ahead of Xi鈥檚 trip. The New York Times reports that several of China鈥檚 top officials are seen as

Even Xi's itinerary was telling, some said. The fact that the president would spend more time on his seven-day trip in Seattle, than in Washington, wrote , is 鈥渁n indication of both the Chinese leader鈥檚 interest in repairing ties with corporate America and of the more tepid reception he is likely to receive in the capital.鈥�

Chinese media took a decidedly more optimistic stance. 鈥淢utual trust is still lacking to a certain extent due to a power relationship change,鈥� reported state-run outlet the day before the president鈥檚 visit. 鈥淏ut the gap between China and the US has narrowed.鈥�

China鈥檚 state-run network CCTV described President Xi鈥檚 visit as having delivered 鈥渁 trove of important results.鈥� An article laying out the 鈥渙utcomes鈥� of his trip read much like the laundry list of achievements on Friday.

Reflecting on the Chinese leader鈥檚 speech at a welcome banquet held in his honor in Seattle, :

Xi Jinping did a fine job in addressing US concerns while advocating his views on fostering peaceful and symbiotic relations. He also touched upon important issues including cyber security, corruption, and affirmed that China's economy is in fine fettle.

Xi鈥檚 references to American culture, such as the popular television series "House of Cards," 聽also 鈥渆ndeared the president to the American public,鈥� CCTV said.

The commented that the leader鈥檚 use of personal anecdotes struck 鈥渁 humble tone鈥� and 鈥渟howed rare flashes of humor.鈥�

Xi was careful in this first address to emphasize聽the importance of communication between the two governments. 鈥淲e must read each other's strategic intentions correctly,鈥� he .

But critics say the Chinese leader鈥檚 own intentions are still largely masked, and some question whether he plans on keeping his promises, particularly as they relate to economic reform.

Dean C. Garfield, president of the Information Technology Industry Council remained skeptical about whether China would start leveling the playing field for foreign companies, according to .

鈥淚f those reforms do move forward, then the opportunity for collective growth is high,鈥� he said.

But, he added, that is a big 鈥渋f.鈥�

鈥淲e are at a time of real ambivalence in terms of our attitude towards China,鈥� Jacques deLisle, director of the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, told .

This shift can partly be explained by the recent stock market crisis, said Mr. deLisle. 鈥淭here is concern that the only thing worse than China doing too well is China not doing well enough.鈥�