After more than two hours of expanded bilateral meetings at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping paid a cultural visit to the Temple of Heaven, a historic site south of the Forbidden City once used by emperors to pray for good harvests.

"We're the two superpowers," Trump told reporters as he departed the White House.

The US leader will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the settlement of bilateral trade and economic contradictions