Trump, Xi highlight US, China cooperation in opening remarks
Key takeaways
- “We have the greatest business and the biggest, I guess.
- The leaders were seated at a long table in the Great Hall of the People.
- Trump called the meeting “maybe the biggest summit ever” and spoke of his relationship with Xi.
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He boasted about the size of the delegation he brought, which included prominent executives like Apple’s Tim Cook, Tesla and Space X’s Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg and BlackRock’s Larry Fink, among others.
“We have the greatest business and the biggest, I guess. Best in the world. Amazing people, and they’re all with me,” Trump said. “We asked the top 30 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, China and they look forward to trade and doing business, and it s going to be totally reciprocal on our behalf.”
The leaders were seated at a long table in the Great Hall of the People. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue were seated on either side of the president.