*Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2017 *

**Remarks Following a Meeting With President Xi Jinping of China in Palm Beach, Florida **

*April 7, 2017 *

*President Trump.* I just want to say that President Xi and all of his representatives have been really interesting to be with. I think we have made tremendous progress in our relationship with China. My representatives have been meeting one-on-one with their counterparts from China. And it's—I think, truly, progress has been made. We'll be making a lot of additional progress.

The relationship developed by President Xi and myself, I think, is outstanding. We look forward to being together many times in the future. And I believe lots of very potentially bad problems will be going away.

So I just want to thank President Xi for being with us in the United States. It's a tremendous honor for me and all of my representatives to host the President and his representatives. And again, progress has been made.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

*Q.* Mr. President, what's the end goal with the strikes on Syria?

*President Trump*. Thank you very much.

[*At this point, President Xi made remarks in Chinese, but no translation was provided.*]

*President Trump.* Well, I agree 100 percent, Mr. President. And thank you very much. And again, a tremendous honor to have you in the United States and at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you very much.

*Q. *Mr. President, would you consider similar action in North Korea?

NOTE: The President spoke at 11:22 a.m. at the Mar-a-Lago Club.

*Categories:* Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials : China, President Xi*.*

*Locations: *Palm Beach, FL.

*Names:* Xi Jinping*.*

*Subjects:* China : President; China : Relations with U.S.; Florida : President's visits.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201700240.