After a meeting of over 2 hours, Xi Jinping accompanies Trump on a tour of the Temple of Heaven
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held a meeting lasting over two hours. Xi stated that the Taiwan issue is the most important in Sino-US relations, and after the meeting, he accompanied Trump on a visit to the Temple of Heaven, also showing eagerness for economic cooperation with US business leaders.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 14th) Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with US President Donald Trump today, with the 'Xi-Trump meeting' lasting about 2 hours and 15 minutes. After its conclusion, Xi Jinping accompanied Trump on a visit to the Temple of Heaven.
According to Chinese official media such as Xinhua News Agency and CCTV, Xi Jinping discussed the Taiwan issue during the talks. He said that the Taiwan issue is the most important problem in Sino-US relations. If handled well, the relationship between the two countries can maintain overall stability. If not handled well, the two countries will collide or even conflict, pushing the entire Sino-US relationship into a very dangerous situation.
Xi Jinping claimed that 'Taiwan independence' and peace in the Taiwan Strait are as incompatible as fire and water. Maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is the greatest common denominator for both China and the US.
At the same time, Xi Jinping also met with American entrepreneurs who accompanied Trump on his visit to China.
According to information from the Chinese side, Trump said that his visit brought outstanding representatives of the American business community, who all respect and value China. 'I encourage them to expand their cooperation with China,' Trump said, introducing the accompanying entrepreneurs to Xi Jinping one by one. The American entrepreneurs stated that they highly value the Chinese market, hope to deepen their business in China, and strengthen cooperation with China.
Xi Jinping stated that American companies are deeply participating in China's reform and opening up, and both sides have benefited. China's door to opening up will only open wider, and China welcomes the US to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, believing that American companies will have broader prospects in China.
After the conclusion of the Xi-Trump meeting, which lasted about 2 hours and 15 minutes, Trump went to visit the Temple of Heaven. Xi Jinping welcomed Trump's visit at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. The two sides took a group photo in the square of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and jointly visited the Hall.
Prior to this, the Temple of Heaven had been temporarily closed to the public. (Editor: Lü Jia-rong / Zhu Jian-ling) 1150514
According to Chinese official media such as Xinhua News Agency and CCTV, Xi Jinping discussed the Taiwan issue during the talks. He said that the Taiwan issue is the most important problem in Sino-US relations. If handled well, the relationship between the two countries can maintain overall stability. If not handled well, the two countries will collide or even conflict, pushing the entire Sino-US relationship into a very dangerous situation.
Xi Jinping claimed that 'Taiwan independence' and peace in the Taiwan Strait are as incompatible as fire and water. Maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is the greatest common denominator for both China and the US.
At the same time, Xi Jinping also met with American entrepreneurs who accompanied Trump on his visit to China.
According to information from the Chinese side, Trump said that his visit brought outstanding representatives of the American business community, who all respect and value China. 'I encourage them to expand their cooperation with China,' Trump said, introducing the accompanying entrepreneurs to Xi Jinping one by one. The American entrepreneurs stated that they highly value the Chinese market, hope to deepen their business in China, and strengthen cooperation with China.
Xi Jinping stated that American companies are deeply participating in China's reform and opening up, and both sides have benefited. China's door to opening up will only open wider, and China welcomes the US to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, believing that American companies will have broader prospects in China.
After the conclusion of the Xi-Trump meeting, which lasted about 2 hours and 15 minutes, Trump went to visit the Temple of Heaven. Xi Jinping welcomed Trump's visit at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. The two sides took a group photo in the square of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and jointly visited the Hall.
Prior to this, the Temple of Heaven had been temporarily closed to the public. (Editor: Lü Jia-rong / Zhu Jian-ling) 1150514