Trump tells Xi US relationship with China will be ‘better than ever’ as talks begin

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have started their bilateral talks inside the Great Hall of the People. In opening remarks, Xi said the question before China and the US is ‘whether the two countries can work together to meet challenges and bring greater stability to the world’. Trump told him in reply the relationship between the two nations was ‘going to be better than ever’

Trump and Xi meet in Beijing for key summit, with trade, the Iran war and AI set to dominate talks