Xi's visit cements better Sino-US relationship

As expected, President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump worked to forge personal trust and a working partnership during their just-concluded talks in Florida.

Amid increasing US apprehension at China's rapid rise, it is of particular importance for the top leaders of the two countries to engage in such face-to-face meetings. Only by laying a solid foundation of trust can the two countries effectively work together for the common good. Largely this seems to have been achieved at the Mar-a-Lago estate.

In June 2013, less than three months after becoming China's head of state, Xi visited the United States to meet then US president Barack Obama. Trump has been in office even less than that, and the two leaders have had their first meeting. This shows how much importance the two countries attach to their relationship.