Trump on his ties to China's president: "The relationship is very special"

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires on Dec. 1. Trump called the two leaders' relationship "very special"

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US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping began a crucial meeting Saturday on resolving a dispute that risks locking the world's two largest economies in a damaging trade war.

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President Donald Trump talks during his bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press)

The two were meeting for dinner in Buenos Aires, just before Trump was due to board Air Force One for Washington after attending the summit of G20 nations.

Trump expressed optimism that "we will probably end up ending up getting something that will be good for China and the United States."

Trump said he also plans to ask Xi about synthetic opioid fentanyl being sent from China to the United States being added to a "restricted category" of drugs.

President Donald Trump is meeting
President Donald Trump is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the countries look for ways to ease an escalating trade war. (Reuters)

Air Force One will be sent to Houston to retrieve the casket of President H.W. Bush, who died Saturday, and bring it to Washington, Trump added before sitting down for dinner with Xi.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and
Chinese President Xi Jinping and members of Chinese delegation attend a working dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump after the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton, attend a working dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping after the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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For Infobae's complete coverage of the Group of 20 summit in Argentina: www.infobae.com/america/g20-summit-2018/

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