Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith, NPR News, Beijing.

The Chinese summary of the talks says Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed Trump on the issue of Taiwan, a self-governed island nation China claims as its own, saying if it isn't handled well, there could be clashes and even conflicts that put the entire U.S.-China relationship in jeopardy.

The U.S.

statement about the talks doesn't even mention Taiwan.

It describes the meeting as good and says the leaders discussed ways to enhance economic cooperation.

It also says the two sides agreed the Strait of Hormuz should be open and Iran shouldn't charge a toll for the passage of ships.

This is not a new position.

Tamara Keith, NPR News, Beijing.

More than a dozen top corporate leaders from the U.S.

are part of the delegation here.

And Trump highlighted their presence in his remarks at the start of his first meeting with Xi.

This is basically a year after Trump launched a trade war and then China struck back.

And both countries are now looking to put the trade relationship on at least a little bit more of a stable footing.

True to his brand, wherever Trump goes, he is looking to make deals.

And it's not just the president himself.

More than a dozen top corporate leaders from the U.S.

are part of the delegation here.

Tesla's Elon Musk and Jensen Huang of NVIDIA, which makes chips that are powering the AI boom, both flew with Trump on Air Force One.

I saw Tim Cook of Apple earlier today as well.

And Trump highlighted their presence in his remarks at the start of his first meeting with Xi.