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| G20: Trump and Xi meet amid US-China trade tensions | G20: Trump and Xi meet amid US-China trade tensions |
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| Donald Trump has met China's President Xi Jinping for nearly two and a half hours in their first talks since a trade war erupted earlier this year. | |
| Mr Trump had said he hoped to reach a deal to defuse trade disagreements during the working dinner after the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. | |
| Meanwhile G20 leaders have agreed a joint declaration for the summit. | |
| The document notes divisions over trade but does not criticise protectionist activity. | |
| There was no immediate comment after the dinner but during the meeting the Chinese leader said co-operation was the best choice for their nations, state news agency Xinhua reports. | |
| Mr Trump had earlier said the pair shared a "very special" relationship. "I think that's going to be a very primary reason we'll probably end up getting something good for China and good for the United States." | Mr Trump had earlier said the pair shared a "very special" relationship. "I think that's going to be a very primary reason we'll probably end up getting something good for China and good for the United States." |
| French leader Emmanuel Macron told reporters that the World Trade Organization, the body that regulates trade disputes, needed to be modernised. | French leader Emmanuel Macron told reporters that the World Trade Organization, the body that regulates trade disputes, needed to be modernised. |
| A senior US official told Reuters that it was the first time that the G20 had recognised that the WTO was "currently falling short of meeting its objectives" and needed reform. | A senior US official told Reuters that it was the first time that the G20 had recognised that the WTO was "currently falling short of meeting its objectives" and needed reform. |
| On Friday Mr Trump briefly met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20, a Russian official told Reuters. | On Friday Mr Trump briefly met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20, a Russian official told Reuters. |
| Earlier the US president said he had postponed a planned press conference "out of respect for the Bush family", following the death of former President George HW Bush, at the age of 94. | Earlier the US president said he had postponed a planned press conference "out of respect for the Bush family", following the death of former President George HW Bush, at the age of 94. |
| Earlier on in the summit, emerging economies denounced protectionism. | Earlier on in the summit, emerging economies denounced protectionism. |
| Chile's President Sebastián Piñera told the BBC he hoped for a deal to end what he called "this nonsense of a tariff war". | Chile's President Sebastián Piñera told the BBC he hoped for a deal to end what he called "this nonsense of a tariff war". |
| However the US trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, said he would be surprised if Mr Trump's working dinner with Mr Xi "wasn't a success". | However the US trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, said he would be surprised if Mr Trump's working dinner with Mr Xi "wasn't a success". |
| Meanwhile Wang Xiaolong, director general of the foreign ministry's department of international economic affairs, said "consensus is steadily increasing" but differences remained. | Meanwhile Wang Xiaolong, director general of the foreign ministry's department of international economic affairs, said "consensus is steadily increasing" but differences remained. |
| Both sides have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of goods. | Both sides have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of goods. |
| The US has hit $250bn of Chinese goods with tariffs since July, and China has retaliated by imposing duties on $110bn of US products. | The US has hit $250bn of Chinese goods with tariffs since July, and China has retaliated by imposing duties on $110bn of US products. |
| Earlier this month the Trump administration accused China of not changing its "unfair" practices. | Earlier this month the Trump administration accused China of not changing its "unfair" practices. |
| Beijing meanwhile has accused the US of starting "the largest trade war in economic history". | Beijing meanwhile has accused the US of starting "the largest trade war in economic history". |
| US-China trade divisions also meant an Asian economic summit earlier this month was unable to agree a formal leaders' statement for the first time in its history. | US-China trade divisions also meant an Asian economic summit earlier this month was unable to agree a formal leaders' statement for the first time in its history. |
| During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, Mr Xi took a swipe at the US's America First policy by saying that countries that embraced protectionism were "doomed to failure". | During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, Mr Xi took a swipe at the US's America First policy by saying that countries that embraced protectionism were "doomed to failure". |
| Ahead of the G20 Mr Trump told US media he expected to go ahead with plans to raise tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods - first introduced in September - to 25% (up from 10%) starting in January 2019. | Ahead of the G20 Mr Trump told US media he expected to go ahead with plans to raise tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods - first introduced in September - to 25% (up from 10%) starting in January 2019. |
| Mr Trump also said that if talks were unsuccessful, he would carry out a threat to hit the remaining $267bn of annual Chinese exports to the US with tariffs of 10-25%. | Mr Trump also said that if talks were unsuccessful, he would carry out a threat to hit the remaining $267bn of annual Chinese exports to the US with tariffs of 10-25%. |