Follow our live coverage here. BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the United States and China to “be partners, not rivals” while his American counterpart Donald Trump hailed the “fantastic relationship” between the two leaders, as both sides kicked off a much-anticipated summit on May 14. All eyes are on the closed-door meeting in Beijing where the two leaders are expected to discuss trade, technology, cross-strait ties, the Iran war and other points of contention.