David Firestein, the founding executive director at China Public Policy Center, receives an interview with Xinhua on Oct. 3, 2018 in Austin, the United States. The first U.S.-China Policy Hackathon was held on Wednesday in Austin, the capital city of U.S. state of Texas. U.S. and Chinese entrepreneurs and officials have gathered to discuss local-level collaboration and exchanges for the benefit of the two countries. (Xinhua/Liu Liwei)