High-stakes bilateral talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping officially began at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, with key global and economic issues dominating the agenda.
The two leaders are expected to address several sensitive topics during the summit, including trade relations, Taiwan, Iran and broader geopolitical tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
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During the opening of the bilateral meeting, Trump adopted an optimistic tone regarding ties between United States and China, stating that relations between the two nations would become “better than ever.” He stressed that trade from the US side would be fully reciprocal and expressed hope for stronger business engagement with China in the future.
Trump also voiced confidence in what he described as a “fantastic future” for bilateral relations, signalling his administration’s willingness to expand economic cooperation despite ongoing disagreements.
President Xi Jinping, meanwhile, emphasised that the shared interests between China and the United States outweigh their differences. He called for joint efforts to guide China-US relations in the right direction and signalled Beijing’s interest in maintaining stable and constructive ties with Washington.
Xi further noted that both countries stand to benefit from mutual cooperation and sustained engagement.
The US president arrived in Beijing aboard Air Force One late Wednesday for the two-day summit. He was accompanied by several prominent business leaders, including Elon Musk and Jensen Huang, reflecting Trump’s focus on securing major business and trade agreements during the visit.
Trump received a ceremonial red-carpet welcome upon arrival, with hundreds of Chinese youths dressed in white uniforms waving American and Chinese flags and chanting greetings as he stepped off the aircraft.
The visit marks the first trip by a sitting US president to China in nearly a decade since Trump’s previous visit in 2017. Unlike that earlier visit, First Lady Melania Trump did not accompany him this time.
Following his 2017 visit, Trump imposed sweeping tariffs and restrictions on Chinese imports, a policy he revived after returning to the White House last year. The measures triggered renewed trade tensions between Washington and Beijing before both sides agreed to a temporary truce in October.
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