Chinese Premier Li Qiang has emphasized friendship and cooperation in China–US relations during a meeting with American business leaders accompanying US President Donald Trump in Beijing.
Li held talks with executives including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on the sidelines of Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
He said China and the United States had been able to maintain frank and smooth dialogue and communication and had actively safeguarded a stable and healthy bilateral relationship despite international turbulence.
Trump and Xi may meet twice more later this year
Li added that cooperation between the two countries is necessary for “mutual success and shared prosperity.”
With inputs from Al Jazeera