US-China relations have made progress: Trump

We have made tremendous progress in our relationship with China: Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had made progress in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and expected them to overcome many problems, a marked contrast to the stridently anti-China rhetoric of Trump's 2016 election campaign.

Sitting across from Xi on the second day of a Florida summit overshadowed by US missile strikes in Syria overnight, Trump declared that his relationship with the Chinese leader was outstanding after they discussed trade irritants and concerns about North Korea's nuclear program.

Trump had said he intended to raise concerns about China's trade practices and press Xi to do more to rein in