00:00Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump have held talks in Beijing on the first day of
00:06their summit,
00:07following a grand welcome ceremony in the Chinese capital.
00:10Both leaders exchanged praise during opening remarks, with Xi saying the two countries' common interests outweigh their differences.
00:19You and I have known each other now for a long time.
00:22In fact, the longest relationship of our two countries that any president and president has had, and that's to me
00:31an honor.
00:32We've had a fantastic relationship. We've gotten along. When there were difficulties, we worked it out.
00:38I would call you, and you would call me, and whenever we had a problem, people don't know, whenever we
00:44had a problem, we worked it out very quickly,
00:46and we're going to have a fantastic future together.
00:50According to the White House, both sides discussed expanding economic cooperation, with top U.S. business leaders attending part of
00:58the meeting.
00:58The talks also covered fentanyl trafficking and increased Chinese purchases of American agricultural products.
01:05Beijing, however, reiterated its warning that enemy's handling of the Taiwan issue could lead to conflict between the two countries.
01:12There was little public discussion on Iran, although both leaders agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open for
01:18energy supplies,
01:19and that Iran should never obtain a nuclear weapon.
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