Xi-Trump talks will strengthen ties
US President Donald Trump will conclude his extended visit to Asia on Tuesday, during which he has visited Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. But of all the countries on his itinerary, his three-day visit to China has been the highlight of his first trip to Asia as US president.
US-China relations are "at a new historic starting point", as President Xi Jinping said in the opening remarks at his meeting with Trump on Thursday, and cooperation is "the only correct choice" for the two countries.
That Xi's remark is indeed historic has been proven by the signing of 15 commercial documents worth a record $253.5 billion between the two sides on Nov 9, the "great chemistry" between the two leaders and the consensus on fully implementing UN Security Council resolutions on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and pressuring the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to halt its nuclear program.
