For US President Donald Trump's first visit to China, CGTN spoke to the governor of the US state of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, to talk about the trade relationship between China and the United States. 

Ricketts spoke about the importance of Chinese market for the US, especially for beef exporting. He said, "Nebraska is the largest beef exporting state in the country. Every year we export about 1.1 billion (US) dollars and being able to have the opportunity to be able to serve the Chinese market is a big deal for us, and we think that folks in China will find that US beef, especially beef from Nebraska, is the best in the world. "

And for Donald Trump’s visit to China, he suggested that "One of the things the president promised to do on the campaign trail was to be able to talk to China about opening up that market. He met with President Xi Jinping in April, and in June we got that market opened. So we’re ecstatic about the opportunity to be able to serve the Chinese market." 

Ricketts also emphasized that China is the largest trading partner the US have outside of North America. "So whatever disagreements we have, or things that we need to work out, we don’t want it to disrupt that overall trade relationship, which has been very beneficial to both countries," he concluded.