Trump Hails 'Great Friendship' With Xi as US-China Summit Opens

President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit, emphasizing their “truly great friendship,” while Xi called for competition between the countries to remain healthy and within bounds. The leaders face disputes over trade and tariffs, China’s rare-earth exports and purchases of U.S. goods, U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, advanced-chip restrictions and artificial intelligence. The two countries extended their fragile trade truce as negotiators pursue a broader agreement. The talks also come amid disagreement over China’s potential role in efforts to end the conflict involving Iran.