beijing chinese president xi jinping try impress u.s. president donald trump lavish treatment visit beijing appear work trump effusive praise xi china even speak admiringly beijing ability run huge trade surplus u.s. expense trump blame predecessors describe tremendous meet xi topics include trade north korea control opioids despite lack major breakthroughs ease access china u.s. company pressure north korea halt pursuit nuclear weapons feel toward incredibly warm one trump say stand beside xi two spend previous afternoon even wive tour forbid city din privilege rarely extend visit leaders say great chemistry think go tremendous things china unite state trump say chemistry take shape april two first meet trump mar-a-lago resort soften edge sharp differences trade north korea concern west increasingly prosperous china grow assertiveness trump enjoy chummy golfing-buddy relationship japanese prime minister shinzo abe show admiration autocratic leaders xi russian president vladimir putin philippines president rodrigo duterte stylistically leaders world two large economies opposites xi script cautious cultivate down-to-earth image trump developer reality tv star upset election win year ago know off-the-cuff style freewheel tweet rhetorical hyperbole negative positive two also face different political realities home xi never powerful solidify grip twice-a-decade communist party congress last month trump saddle low public approval rat dog investigations russian link election campaign though aid claim credit u.s. stock market record highs trump appear recognize clout china extension xi wield rise power recently liken xi king convince need beijing leverage north korea deal big global security challenge transactional curry favor cut ways china eager deflect u.s. pressure north korea avoid escalation trade tensions seem inevitable trump presidential campaign accuse china rap unite state trade practice china attach great importance guanxi personal relationships especially important give top-down approach leadership china see xi get well foreign leader say wang huiyao head center china globalization think tank much easy tackle structural problems good atmosphere say personal exchange prominent play chinese social media include video trump granddaughter sing grandpa xi grandma peng exchange two leaders forbid city xi explain trump china long unbroken cultural history current nation especially popular call descendants dragons xi tell trump great trump reply laugh trump go far call xi special man joint brief thursday seem enthusiastic secretary state rex tillerson ask trump deferential detect tillerson say however white house yield beijing wish two leaders take question joint press statement xi openly reciprocate trump personal praise maintain usual stern demeanor although grin trump say blame china trade gap say xi someone get things do blame china trump say trade deficit blame country able take advantage another country benefit citizens give china great credit trump heap praise 'very special xi china visit