Following a private meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in central Beijing, US President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One on Friday and departed for the US, bringing this historic state visit to a conclusion.
The red carpet laid out at Beijing Capital International Airport, the impeccably straight-standing PLA honor guards, students waving Chinese and American flags, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi who came to see Trump off together constituted China’s high-level protocol and hospitality — mirroring the grand welcome accorded to the US president upon his arrival.
During Trump’s visit, the two leaders agreed to build a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability, reached consensus on major bilateral and global issues, and engaged in warm interactions on multiple occasions.
The two presidents had in-depth communication and achieved fruitful outcomes in their Beijing meeting. President Xi will pay a state visit to the US in autumn this year at the invitation of Trump, Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday when briefing the press about the just-concluded Xi-Trump meeting in Beijing.
