Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that he is ready to work with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump¹ to push forward China-U.S. relations from a new starting point.

 

中国国家主席习近平周四表示，中国愿与美国总统特朗普合作将中美关系推向一个新起点。
 

 

While meeting with Trump in the latter's Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago, Xi said there is "There are a thousand reasons to make the China-U.S. relationship work, and no reason to break it."

 

Since the normalization² of China-U.S. relations 45 years ago, the bilateral³ relationship, even though experienced ups and downs, has made historic progress and brought enormous and pragmatic benefits to the two peoples, Xi said.

 

The Chinese president said it takes political resolve and historical commitments from leaders of both countries to enhance the bilateral relations in the 45 years to come.

 

Xi also invited Trump to pay a state visit to China in 2017.

 

For his part, Trump accepted the invitation with pleasure, and hoped to make the trip at an early date, according to officials.

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