Trump tells Xi of Syria missile attack over Thursday night dinner in Mar-a-Lago
Xi leaves after 24-hour summit with Trump
China’s President Xi Jinping and his delegation left US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida after agreeing to cooperate on trade initiatives and efforts to denuclearize North Korea.
Xi also clinched a plan to have his American counterpart visit China later this year.
The 24-hour visit defied expectations among some analysts that a meeting so soon into Trump’s tenure risked damaging relations between the world’s two largest economies.
“The two leaders had positive productive meetings,” US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters in Palm Beach after Xi’s delegation departed. “Both the atmosphere and the chemistry between the two leaders was positive,” laying the groundwork for further staff-level meetings.
No date has been set for Trump’s visit to China, according to Tillerson.
“President Trump made excellent preparations for our country’s representatives and gave us a warm reception,” Xi said before departing Mar-a-Lago, according to Chinese media.
