beijing warm word chinese president xi jinping sunday u.s. secretary state rex tillerson end first trip asia since take office agreement work together china north korea put aside tricky issue china irritate repeatedly tell washington rein north korea nuclear missile program u.s. decision base advance missile defense system south korea beijing also deeply suspicious u.s. intentions toward self-ruled taiwan china claim trump administration craft big new arm package island bind anger china meet beijing great hall people issue brush aside xi tillerson least front reporters xi say tillerson make lot efforts achieve smooth transition new era relations say china-u.s. relations friendly express appreciation xi say xi say communicate president donald trump several time telephone conversations message believe china-u.s. cooperation henceforth direction strive expect new era constructive development xi say joint interest china unite state far outweigh differences cooperation correct choice us xi add comment carry china foreign ministry china unite state must strengthen coordination hot regional issue respect core interest major concern protect broad stability tie xi say tillerson reply trump look forward enhance understand china opportunity visit future tillerson say trump place high value communications already occur xi trump look forward enhance understand opportunity visit future tillerson say know dialogue achieve great understand lead strengthen strengthen tie china unite state set tone future relationship cooperation trump far unpredictable partner china attack beijing issue range trade south china sea december talk taiwan president tsai ing-wen tillerson arrive beijing saturday trump say north korea behave badly accuse china little resolve crisis north weapons program speak seoul friday tillerson issue trump administration stark warn yet north korea say seoul military response would table pyongyang take action threaten south korean u.s. force still china unite state appear make progress put aside differences difficult issue least advance plan summit xi trump tillerson chinese foreign minister wang yi strike conciliatory tone meet tillerson say unite state china would work together get nuclear-armed north korea take different course underscore tensions north korea conduct test new high-thrust engine tongchang-ri rocket launch station leader kim jong un say successful test new birth rocket industry pyongyang official media say sunday north korea conduct five nuclear test series missile launch defiance u.n. sanction believe experts government officials work develop nuclear-warhead missiles could reach unite state washington want china north neighbor main trade partner use influence rein weapons program china say commit enforce u.n. sanction north korea side responsibility lessen tensions get back negotiate table chinese official also repeatedly say influence north korea washington others believe express fear poverty-struck north korea could collapse cut completely push destabilize wave refugees northeastern china tillerson end china trip warm word president xi