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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping struck an optimistic tone at the start of their summit, emphasizing possibilities for collaboration. Bloomberg's Stephen Engle reports from Beijing.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping made their opening remarks at the Great Hall of the People, with Xi saying the common interests between the United States and China outweigh their differences.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping made their opening remarks at the Great Hall of the People, with Xi saying the common interests between the United States and China outweigh their differences.

Sarah Beran, Former US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission in Beijing and Partner at Macro Advisory Partners, says both Washington and Beijing have significantly lowered their expectations for the summit. She shares her outlook on the highly anticipated meeting between the world's two largest economies. She speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud Watts on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade".

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met at a welcome ceremony featuring honor guards and carefully choreographed pageantry. Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern reports from Beijing.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed US President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.

Lipi Sternheim, CEO of rare earth mining company REAlloys, said that his company is racing to build infrastructure to mine rare earth minerals in North America to compete with already established supply chains from China. Sternheim said that because US rare earths production won't happen overnight, it is important that president trump secures short term supply during his meeting with President Xi in China.

Lululemon Athletica's incoming CEO Heidi O'Neill gave her first speech to the company's employees this week, in which she pledged to put the athleisure brand back on track. Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld have more on "Bloomberg The Close."

Cisco's fourth-quarter sales forecast topped estimates and the company announced plans to cut thousands of jobs. Lindsey Bell of 248 Ventures reacts to the report on "Bloomberg The Close."

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