President Donald Trump has long tried to portray himself as something of a strongman on China, though his tough talk and trade wars are often undercut by his remarkably accommodating nature toward Xi Jinping.

With his approval ratings dented by his entanglement in the Middle East, Trump's hotly anticipated trip to China — the first by a US president to America's main strategic rival…

Donald Trump dropped some of his usual mannerisms and behaviour as he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in a ceremony full of the pomp the US President enjoys