Trump Meets China's Xi Jinping to Talk Trade, North Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, marking the first time the U.S. leader has visited the Asian country as head of state.

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"I look forward to talk to President Xi, who has just won a major political victory," Trump tweeted just hours prior to his arrival in Beijing. The tweet referenced Xi's new five-year term as general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The victory was announced at the party's national congress held in October.

The Chinese leader and his wife, Peng Liyuan, invited the construction tycoon and his wife, Melania Trump, to the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City. The historic site was the residence of imperial families during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.

Trump's three-day visit to China will include talks concerning bilateral trade as well as North Korea, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK. Prior to his arrival in China, Trump spoke before the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, where he insisted that he wants to achieve “peace through strength” with the DPRK.

He went on to say that "the world cannot tolerate the menace of a rogue regime that threatens with nuclear devastation," adding that DPRK leaders shouldn't “underestimate” the United States. "Do not try us," he warned.

Both leaders will also participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, APEC, which is scheduled to take place at the end of the week.

Trump’s presidential tour of Asia, which included a stop in Japan, has transformed into a bidding platform for U.S.-made military weapons, including submarines, planes and missiles, to name a few.

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While visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Seoul, Trump offered his congratulations on the large amount of equipment purchased from the United States, which he claimed would lower the trade deficit, something he added was "very important" to the people.

“We have trade deficits with numerous countries and we don't want trade deficits, so we appreciate that very much,” Trump said.

On Monday, Trump spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, painting a picture of U.S. made weaponry shooting DPRK ballistic missiles “out of the sky."

“The prime minister is going to be purchasing massive amounts of military equipment, as he should,” Trump said while standing beside the minister during a press conference. “And we make the best military equipment by far."