President Xi Jinping: Ensure the steady sailing forward of the giant ship of China-U.S. relations

On the morning of October 30, 2025 local time, President Xi Jinping is having a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Busan.

President Xi said that since your reelection, we have spoken on the phone three times, exchanged several letters, and stayed in close contact. Under our joint guidance, China-U.S. relations have remained stable on the whole. A few days ago, in the latest round of consultation in Kuala Lumpur, our two economic and trade teams reached a basic consensus on addressing our respective major concerns. This provided the necessary conditions for our meeting today. Given our different national conditions, we do not always see eye to eye with each other. And it is normal for the two leading economies of the world to have frictions now and then. You and I are at the helm of China-U.S. relations. In the face of winds, waves and challenges, we should stay the right course, navigate through the complex landscape, and ensure the steady sailing forward of the giant ship of China-U.S. relations.