Xi "liking the idea" of buying Texas crude is not a trade deal. It's a conversation. The gap between a pleasant summit exchange and a signed purchase agreement is where US-China negotiations go to die.

Xi is a great man… a great leader. He can be tough sometimes. He doesn’t like people who speak against him, or protest. But who does? I wish in our country I could do the things he does. It would make our beautiful USA that much tougher and more beautiful. Someday. We’ll see.

Xi Jinping warned Trump that mishandling Taiwan could push US-China relations toward conflict during talks in Beijing. They also discussed trade tensions and Iran, with Xi urging cooperation while Trump said he expected a long conversation on Tehran.

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump opened the high-stakes meeting in Beijing with the US president praising the two countries’ ‘fantastic relationship’, followed by the Chinese leader warning that the ‘Taiwan question’ is critical to US-China relations.

Xi holds talks with Trump in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. Transformation not seen in a century is accelerating across the globe, and the international situation is fluid and turbulent, said Xi. "Can China and the United States overcome the Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm of major-country relations? Can we meet global challenges together and provide greater stability for the world? Can we build a bright future together for our bilateral relations in the interest of the well-being of the two peoples and the future of humanity? These are the questions vital to history, to the world and to the people," said Xi. They are the questions of the times that the leaders of major countries need to answer together, he added. "I look forward to working together with you to set the course and steer the giant ship of China-U.S. relations, so as to make 2026 a historic, landmark year that opens up a new chapter in China-U.S. relations," he said. According to the Chinese leader, both sides have agreed to work toward building a bilateral relationship of constructive strategic stability.

Xi meets U.S. entrepreneurs accompanying Trump on China visit Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with U.S. entrepreneurs accompanying President Donald Trump on his visit to China. Trump said that he had brought with him outstanding representatives from the U.S. business community, all of whom respect and value China, and that he encourages them to expand cooperation with China. He introduced the entrepreneurs to Xi one by one. The U.S. entrepreneurs said that they attach great importance to the Chinese market, and hope to deepen their business operations in China and strengthen cooperation with China. Xi said that U.S. companies are deeply involved in China's reform and opening up, and both sides have benefited from this. Noting that China's door will only open wider, Xi said China welcomes the United States to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation with China, and expressed belief that U.S. companies will enjoy even broader prospects in China.