Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump concluded a summit in Beijing with a toast, describing the day as 'fantastic'. The talks aimed to frame their relationship as constructive, strategic, and stable.

The chandeliers glittered at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday night when Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump raised a toast to a “fantastic” summit. “It was a fantastic day, and in particular, I want to thank President Xi, my friend, for this magnificent welcome ... and for so graciously hosting us on this very historic state visit,” Trump said, nearly nine years after his first presidential trip to the Chinese capital. The banquet capped a day that yielded a...