The two sides discussed ways to enhance economic cooperation between countries, including expanding market access for American businesses into China and increasing Chinese investment.
Leaders from many of the United States’ largest companies joined a portion of the meeting.
SECRETARY RUBIO: China wants the world to be dependent on them 100%. That’s a perfect example of an area where our interests are not aligned. But President Trump is very committed to bringing back factories and industrial capacity to the United States.
"It's an honor to be with you, it's an honor to be your friend, and the relationship between China and the USA is going to be better than ever before." - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸
In advance of @POTUS’ historic Beijing summit with President Xi, Vice Premier He Lifeng of China and I met in South Korea to discuss the economic and trade relationship between our nations.