Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that the US and China needed to be “partners, not rivals” while the American president said the relationship is “going to be better than ever before” as the pair kicked off a long-awaited summit in Beijing on Thursday.
Sitting down for talks that are expected to focus on the Iran war, Taiwan, trade and opportunities for US business, President Xi said the US and China needed to “create a new paradigm for relations between major countries”.