Trump, who was the last US president to visit in 2017, returns to a stronger, more assertive China keen to portray itself as a stable global power, our China correspondent writes.

Trump is joined in Beijing by tech bosses, including Tesla's Elon Musk and Nvidia's Jensen Huang - before his arrival he said he would ask China to "open up" to US industry.

Taiwan is among several thorny subjects on the agenda, alongside tariffs, competition over tech and the Iran war.

Soon after talks began, Chinese state media released comments by Xi that warned of potential "conflict" with the US over Taiwan.

In response, President Trump describes Xi as a "great leader" and says the relationship between the superpowers will be "better than ever before".

President Xi Jinping calls for China and the US to be "partners not rivals" ahead of high-stakes talks with his US counterpart that lasted nearly two hours in Beijing.

(Source:BBC)