Ahead of the talks, analysts had argued that US–China ties had entered a more transactional phase, where both sides focus on leverage rather than compromise.

Trump and Xi meet as trade, Taiwan and the Iran war dominate a high-stakes US-China summit.

The Chinese president expressed hope that the two countries would become partners rather than rivals at a moment of “turbulence and transformation” in the world.

President Donald Trump is in Beijing for crucial talks with China's Xi Jinping. The meetings aim to boost economic ties and maintain a trade truce. Discussions will also cover the…

There was a lot of grand talk about stabilizing the relationship, and few deliverables.