Nov. 10-12, 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) holds a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Barack Obama at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 12, 2014. (Xinhua file photo)
During Obama's stay in China that time, the two leaders held a Beijing version of the "retreat meeting," having in-depth talks in the evening at the Zhongnanhai compound, an area of Beijing known as the heart of the Chinese central government.
A joint statement on climate change was issued by China and the United States during their meetings, which was commended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as "an important contribution" to a possible agreement at a UN climate conference in Paris by the end of 2015.
