Shanghai Disneyland will provide safe and high-quality service to its guests, as the US-based theme park gears up for its much-anticipated opening on June 16.  

This was the commitment made by Robert Iger during a meeting with President Xi Jinping shortly before the amusement park's began its trial run last Saturday, China Daily reported.

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"It's good to see the fruits of efforts over the years," Xi said, as he congratulated Iger. "By working together, our two countries can accomplish some big tasks."

The amusement park is a partnership between Walt Disney Co and Shanghai Shendi Group Co, in which the companies have agreed to share profits.

The proposal to establish a Shanghai Disneyland was approved in 2007 when Xi was still the Shanghai's Party chief.

The Chinese president noted that the park is a symbol of the deepening cooperation between China and the United States.

"it is important for both sides to expand new areas of cooperation and carry on cooperation in greater depth," Xi said. "The Chinese government is totally open to such efforts" and will provide support.

The Chinese leader also expressed his desire to see the passage of a bilateral investment treaty between China and the United States.

"What the Walt Disney Co has achieved in China I think is a perfect example of cooperation, but it also came after years of understanding, years of building up deep respect for one another and appreciation for each other's interests," said Iger, who is also deputy chief of the US-China Business Council.

"I support many efforts to strengthen US-based companies' cooperation in China," he added. "I am particularly a supporter of the bilateral investment treaty."

Jia Xiudong, a research fellow with the China Institute of International Studies, pointed out that the park is clear example of "win-win" cooperation between the two nations.

"It earns money, provides convenience to Chinese tourists and promotes cultural exchanges," Jia said, as he said that Shanghai Disneyland is the result of the strengthening China-US cooperation.

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