A US delegation left Beijing on Friday after two days of high-level talks with Chinese officials led by President Xi Jinping, with staff and journalists reportedly instructed to dispose of items collected during the visit before boarding the return flight.

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for a “constructive, strategically stable relationship” with the United States during talks with US President Donald Trump in Beijing, while warning that mishandling Taiwan could lead to “clashes and even conflicts” between the two powers.

As global tensions deepen, Donald Trump’s China visit tests whether rivalry can give way to strategic cooperation.

Xi said negotiations between economic and trade teams on Wednesday had reached an "overall balanced and positive outcome"

US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing yesterday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping aimed at easing deep tensions between the rival superpowers.