Projecting the high-stakes talks with China’s President Xi Jinping as “positive,” President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the Washington–Beijing relationship is “one of the most consequential in world history.”
During remarks at a state reception in Beijing, Trump also extended an invitation for Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, to visit the White House on September 24, underscoring a continued push to strengthen diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
“Thank you again, President Xi, for this beautiful welcome, and tonight it is my honor to extend an invitation to you and Madam Peng to visit us at the White House this September 24. We look forward to it,” Trump said.
He described US-China ties as “very special” and among “the most consequential relationships in world history,” adding that the day’s talks were “extremely positive and productive.”
Trump also praised the historic and cultural links between the two countries, saying both nations share values of “hard work,” “courage,” and “achievement.”
Calling Xi “my friend,” he said the relationship between Washington and Beijing has deep historical roots dating back to early trade exchanges.
“The world is a special world with the two of us united and together,” Trump added, while toasting what he called a strong and stable partnership between the two countries.
Trump said the relationship between the two countries went back to the founding of the US, describing the early American traders who visited China and were described, by the Chinese, as “the new people”.
