"…The meeting should go very well."

"…The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries."

"…The talks will mark the second round of negotiations between the two countries since Trump launched his trade war this year, targeting China with levies of up to 145 percent."

"…While disputes between Washington and Beijing over issues such as trade and technology have been a common feature of their relations for decades, these tensions have ratcheted up as Trump sets out to change what he sees as a global imbalance of commercial exchange between the US and other countries, including China."

"…The talks in the UK are significant, and much is riding on their success – US economic growth remains steady but there are signs of cracking."

"…Trump’s economy is cookin’ – for now."

"…Trump said the call focused almost entirely on trade, without touching on other geopolitical issues like Iran and Ukraine."

"…The friction has stemmed from mutual accusations of breaching trade agreements on tariffs and, on the Chinese side, Washington’s decision to revoke student visas for Chinese nationals."

"…Trump hinted that China may be softening its export controls that have choked off certain metals that Europe and the United States both rely on to use in components integral to many technological and defense industry products."

"…The American president accused China in late May of 'totally violating' a preliminary deal that brought tariffs down from 145% on Chinese imports to 30% while their trade teams negotiated a long-term agreement."

"…The call happened at Trump's request, reports Chinese State News Agency Xinhua."

"…Mr. Trump said the conversation "was focused almost entirely on TRADE" and "resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries.""

"…The meeting should go very well, Trump wrote on his social media platform Friday afternoon."

"…The US president said he had reciprocated with an invite to the White House during the 'very good talk'."

"…The meeting should go very well, Trump wrote on his social media platform Friday afternoon."

"…Trump later indicated that the two leaders ironed out their differences."

"…The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries."

"…Trump said a future meeting between senior leaderships of both countries will come shortly."

"…The meeting should go very well, the president said on Truth Social."

"…Trump described the conversation as 'very good,' noting that the two leaders discussed 'some of the intricacies' of the trade deal recently reached in Geneva last month."