Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (1st R) welcome U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd L) and his wife Melania Trump at the Palace Museum, or the Forbidden City, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 8, 2017. They had an informal afternoon tea in the Baoyun Building, also known as the Hall of Embodied Treasures, in the southwestern corner of the Forbidden City. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said he believed U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to China would achieve "positive and important" results.

Xi made the remarks while touring with Trump to the Palace Museum, or the Forbidden City, as the U.S. president started his visit in Beijing on Wednesday.