US President Donald Trump wraps up his visit to Beijing on Friday with a private meeting at Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s official residence before he departs for Washington. During a series of meetings and events on Thursday the two discussed divisive issues such as the Iran war, trade, technology and Taiwan. During those meetings, Trump said Xi told him China wants to help negotiate an end to the war and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. China is the largest buyer of Iranian oil and Trump hopes Xi will use that leverage to prod Iran into a deal on US terms.

China has benefited from the US's failures in Iran, but it has its own motivations to end the war

The welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band…

The world’s most powerful leaders to hold bilateral talks on Thursday