President Trump described the US-China relationship as “very strong” and touted that he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have “settled a lot of different problems” others couldn’t. 

“This has been an incredible visit. I think a lot of, a lot of good has come of it,” Trump told Xi at the Zhongnanhai Garden on his final day in Beijing. 

“He’s a man I respect greatly. Become really a friend,” Trump said of Xi. “We’ve known each other now 11 years, almost 12 years. That’s a long time, and we’ve settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to settle, and the relationship is a very strong one.

“We’ve really done some wonderful things.”

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