Beijing, where the day’s events concluded with a state banquet for Trump and his delegation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Trump’s two-day visit to China is the first by a U.S. president since his previous one, in 2017.

During a closed-door meeting that lasted more than two hours, Xi told Trump that trade talks between their two nations were making progress.

But he cautioned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and even lead to conflict, according to Beijing’s summary of the talks.

The U.S. summary made no mention of Taiwan. However, as we just reported, Secretary of State Marco Rubio later confirmed in an interview with NBC that the issue had been discussed.

Instead, the U.S. readout focused on the leaders’ shared desire to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, effectively closed due to the Iran war, and Xi’s apparent interest in buying American oil to reduce China’s dependence on Middle East supplies.

At the lavish state banquet, Xi told the audience that the China-U.S. relationship was the most important in the world.

“We must make it work and never mess it up,” Xi said.

Earlier, the two leaders toured the Temple of Heaven, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where emperors once prayed for good harvests.

We are wrapping up our coverage for now but we’ll be back on Friday for day two of the summit. Join us again then.