Trump Heaps Praise on Xi Jinping at Official Meeting: It's an Honor To Be Your Friend'

"Trump traveled to China on Wednesday to meet with Jinping, greeting the Chinese leader at an extravagant welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People. Xi opened the meeting between the two presidents by expressing his desire to find and discuss ways for their countries to work together. He then gave the floor to Trump, who first shared his admiration for the welcome ceremony."

"You and I have known each other now for a long time, he said. In fact, the longest relationship of our two countries that any president and president has had, and that's, to me, an honor. He continued: We've had a fantastic relationship. We've gotten along. When there were difficulties, we worked it out. I would call you, and you would call me. And whenever we had a problem, people don't know, whenever we had a problem, we worked it out very quickly."

"Such respect for China, the job you've done. You're a great leader. I say it to everybody. You're a great leader. Sometimes people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth. And I just want to say, on behalf of all of the great delegation that we have, we have the greatest businessmen, the biggest, and I guess the best in the world."

"We have amazing people, and they're all with me. They, every single one of them we asked the top thirty in the world, every single one of them said yes. And I didn't want the second or the third in the company. I wanted only the top. And they're here today to pay respects to you and to China. And they look forward to trade and doing business."

Trump praised Xi Jinping at their first official meeting during the U.S.-China summit, calling it an honor to be Xi’s friend. Trump arrived in China and was greeted at an extravagant ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People. Xi opened the meeting by expressing a desire to find ways for the two countries to work together. Trump praised the welcome ceremony and described the relationship between the two leaders as long and unusually strong. He said they got along, worked through difficulties quickly, and maintained direct communication when problems arose. He also praised Xi’s leadership and highlighted the presence of top U.S. business leaders seeking trade and business opportunities with China.

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