For a summit low on expectations but high on optics, Xi delivered a carefully crafted spectacle designed to project Chinaβs status as the foremost peer to the US.
Donald Trump arrives in Beijing this week, touting his good relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but beneath that, tensions and suspicions between the two countries run deep.
While the US defence secretary struck a more conciliatory tone on China, Defence Minister Richard Marles said the seabed was βbecoming a battlefieldβ.
The worldβs two most powerful men β US president Donald Trump and Chinaβs leader Xi Jinping β struck a cordial tone, but will the goodwill deliver the win they are both chasing?
Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart conclude their two-day state visit with a cordial working lunch, but behind the scenes, major differences persist.
Beijing: With the US presidentβs popularity sinking back home, heβs looking to score a win by signing deals with China, writes North Asia correspondent Lisa Visentin.
The leaders of the two most powerful countries in the world have spent the past two days at their cordial best, with the Trump administration confident the visit will pay dividends.
More than 100,000 people used to cram into a Hong Kong park to remember the Tiananmen massacre. This year, some found a defiant way to continue their vigil.