BEIJING — President Donald Trump’s first full day of bilateral talks in China featured conciliatory remarks toward Chinese President Xi Jinping, lofty statements about the stability of the U.S.-China relationship, the undercurrent of warning on the issue of Taiwan and discussions about — but no agreements on — the war in Iran.

In remarks at the state banquet Thursday evening, Beijing time, Trump invited Xi to visit D.C. in September. If China’s leader accepts, it would be Xi’s first state visit since 2015, when former President Barack Obama was in office.

Trump’s overture matched the tone of his remarks, which projected stability and closeness with China, and sidelined talk of competition between the geopolitical rivals.

Xi said that China’s “great rejuvenation,” a political slogan from the communist government, and Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement can work hand in hand.

Trump called the U.S.-China relationship “one of the most consequential relationships in world history.”

“Just as many Chinese now love basketball and blue jeans,” Trump said. “Chinese restaurants in America today outnumber the five largest fast-food chains in the United States, all combined.”

His toast capped a busy day. The leaders met for about two hours Thursday morning with large delegations from each country and, at one point, American CEOs. Leaving the Great Hall of the People, traveling reporters saw tech CEOs Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and Tim Cook. Musk said “many good things” had been achieved, while Huang told reporters the “meetings went well.”

The countries did not issue a joint statement, which can be used to signal that discussions went well. Instead, each nation released its own statement that highlighted different key issues.

A White House official called the bilateral meeting “good” in a statement to NOTUS and said the leaders discussed a multitude of issues, including expanding market access for American businesses into China and increasing Chinese investment in the United States. They also spoke about ending the flow of fentanyl from China to the U.S., the official said.

Xi and Trump “agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open,” according to the official. It’s something Xi has said before, and the official said Xi “made clear China’s opposition to the militarization of the Strait” and Iran’s plan to charge tolls to traverse the strait.

Missing from the statement: a promise that Xi would do more to pressure Iran to negotiate an end to the war. And it also said nothing about one of the most contentious issues between the global powers: Taiwan.

The “Taiwan question” is the major issue for Beijing, despite its absence from the U.S. readout. China’s foreign affairs spokesperson said in a post on X that Xi warned Trump that if the “Taiwan question” wasn’t handled properly, “the two countries will have clashes and even conflict.”

Trump has been uncharacteristically quiet since landing in Beijing. As of Thursday evening, he hasn’t posted anything on Truth Social beyond prepackaged videos. And when asked by reporters at the Temple of Heaven about whether they spoke about Taiwan, the president didn’t answer.

The president will meet with Xi in a smaller setting on Friday to have tea and lunch before Trump returns to Washington — perhaps the last chance before Xi’s possible September visit to find common ground.