President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed what he called a “special relationship” between the United States and China and said he’d had “extremely positive and productive talks” with Chinese president Xi Jinping as he invited him and his wife to Washington for a September 24 state visit.
Speaking in the Great Hall of the People’s ornate banquet hall, Trump thanked Xi for what he described as a “magnificent welcome” and said the lavish meal was “another cherished opportunity to discuss among friends some of the things that we discussed today, all good for the United States and for China.”
Trump also recounted how the Sino-American relationship dates back to the time of the American Revolution and said the connections formed back then have “grown into one of the most consequential relationships in world history.”
“Tonight, it is my honor to extend an invitation to you and Madam Peng to visit us at the White House this September 24, and we look forward to it,” he said.
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