The summit projected an air of friendship between the governments and business communities of two rival superpowers.

President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz during a summit with President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC News in an exclusive interview Thursday.

President Trump is in Beijing meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, with the two leaders aiming to stabilize their trading relationship after last year's trade war.

Trump says ‘a lot of good’ has come from summit and ‘we’ve made some fantastic trade deals for both countries’

U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his visit to Beijing with a private meeting at Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s official residence before he departs for Washington

President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping are set to meet to ​wrap up a two-day state visit.

Trump’s day included a bilateral meeting with China’s president, as well as the banquet later Thursday night.

BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the White House on September 24, indicating that trade talks will extend beyond this week's two-day summit in Beijing.

Vote comes a week after lawmakers ousted the nation's former pro-China prime minister.

China and the United States already have strained trade relations, and the countries could grapple with further disruptions.

By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, May 15 (Reuters) - Solomon Islands parliament on Friday elected opposition leader Matthew Wale as prime minister, after incumbent Jeremiah Manele was ousted from power last week in a no-confidence vote.

It’s not just China’s sheer size that makes competing against its manufacturers so hard — but also the nation’s vast disparity in development.