Trump Hails 'Friendship' With China's Xi on First Day of Summit
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Trump Says Relationship With China's Xi Is 'Outstanding'
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President Donald Trump said he forged a friendship with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, striking a positive tone in the early hours of the first-ever meeting between leaders of the world’s two biggest economies.
“We had a long discussion already and so far I have gotten nothing, absolutely nothing,” Trump joked on Thursday night at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida while dining with Xi, who arrived in the afternoon. “But we have developed a friendship. I can see that.”