New | Everywhere at home but nowhere abroad: Xi Jinping's US visit gets lost in the media mix

Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States may have strengthened his image back at home but his carefully scripted trip appears to have failed to impress the US public.

Chinese media offered blanket coverage of Xi's trip, where he pledged billions of US dollars in aid and debt forgiveness for the world's poorest nations, portraying his speeches as a symbol of China's rise and willingness to share global responsibility.

"It was the first time since the opening of the UN Sustainable Development Summit that national leaders waited in line to shake hands with a speaker," read a commentary carried by a mainland newspaper.

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Another commentary, by the official , said: "Measures brought forward by China show that global development has gained greater impetus from a rising China."

Other major newspapers, including the and the , highlighted the debt relief brought by China to some of the world's poorest countries - a move that received some criticism as China itself faces poverty-related problems.

Analysts said that while the president successfully strengthened his image at home through his visit, he failed to gain the favour of the US public.

"From Xi's point of view, this is more of a show for the audience in China, than for the people in the US," said political science professor Bo Zhiyue, of Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.