Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held a banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to welcome U.S. President Donald Trump on his state visit to China.⁣ ⁣ Addressing the banquet, Xi said the China-U.S. relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the current world.⁣ ⁣ "We must make it work, and never mess it up," Xi said, adding that both China and the United States stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation.⁣ ⁣ "Our two countries should be partners rather than rivals," he added.⁣ ⁣ #XiJinping #Trump #ChinaUS