President Donald Trump went out of his way to praise his counterpart Xi Jinping, while the Chinese leader adopted a more reserved position and even questioned whether together they would be willing to face global challenges.

During his first work meeting in Beijing, the 79-year-old Republican defined the meeting with the head of Chinese politics as “the largest summit in history.”

“We have had a fantastic relationship. We have gotten along well, and when difficulties arose, we solved them. I called you and you called me, and whenever we had a problem, even if people didn't know it, we solved it very quickly.

"We're going to have a fantastic future together. I have great respect for China and for the work they've done," he expressed.

Likewise, the New York tycoon pointed out that the fact of having arrived to China accompanied by the heads of some of the companies most important They operate in the United States aim to achieve important trade agreements with China under a benefits approach for both parties.

“We have the best business, the biggest, I guess. The best in the world. Amazing people, and everyone is with me.

We asked the 30 best in the world. Every one of them said yes, and I didn't want the second or the third in the company, I only wanted the best pray, and they are here to pay their respect to you, China, and look forward to trade and do business, and it will be fully reciprocated on our part.

"It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend. The relationship between China and the United States is going to be better than ever," he emphasized.

On the other hand, Xi Jinping chose to be more reserved and stated that there are several issues of great importance to be resolved at a global level that require the will to find sensible solutions.

“Currently, an unprecedented transformation in a century is accelerating throughout the world, and the international situation is fluid and turbulent. The world finds itself at a new crossroads,” he stressed.

Next, the Chinese leader referred to the “Thucydides Trap,” a geopolitical concept that describes the dangerous tendency toward war when an emerging power threatens to displace a dominant power.

“Will China and the United States overcome the Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm in great power relations? Can we together face global challenges and deliver greater stability to the world? Can we, for the wellbeing of our two peoples and the future of humanity, build together a brighter future for our bilateral relations?”, he questioned.