US President Donald Trump called his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a 'great leader' and spoke of a 'fantastic future' with China as the two leaders began a high-stakes summit in Beijing. In his opening remarks ahead of bilaterals, Trump said it was an "honour" to meet and call the Chinese president his "friend". Presidents Xi and Trump were meeting in Beijing for a US-China summit where few breakthroughs are expected on divisive issues ranging from the Iran war, trade, technology and Taiwan.