Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump each proposed a toast during a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

President Trump formally invited Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife to the White House Thursday night, before touting what he called “the rich and enduring ties between the American and Chinese people.

Xi and Trump appeared friendly and positive during their banquet remarks, praising one another’s leadership and vision. Away from the cameras, talks were more tense with Taiwan

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 matched Chinese President Xi Jinping’s invitation to Beijing on Thursday, inviting the Chinese leader to visit the White House in September. The U.S. president is halfway through a two-day bilateral summit with Xi,

The White House earlier said US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed on the first day of their summit that the Strait of Hormuz "must remain open".

U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to China this week for two days of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, after a year of heightened trade tensions.

The Chinese leader cautions the US president that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path.

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