Today, President Xi and I took tangible steps in the right direction, and the case I've made all along stands:
The United States will compete vigorously, and responsibly, with the People's Republic of China.
We will protect our national security interests.
We will stand up for our values.
And we will work together where it is possible and in our interests.
That’s what the world expects of us.
I’ve just concluded a day of meetings with President Xi, and I believe they were some of the most constructive and productive discussions we’ve had.
We built on groundwork laid over the past several months of diplomacy between our countries and made important progress.