Beijing — US President Donald Trump urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to act fast to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis, during their meeting in Beijing on Thursday, warning that "time is quickly running out". Speaking on the second day of a trip to Beijing marked by pomp and pageantry, Trump decried China’s "one-sided and unfair" trade surplus with the US but told Xi, "I don’t blame China", as the two nations signed more than $250bn in business deals. Xi hosted Trump at the Great Hall of the People for the main event of the US president’s five-nation Asian tour. While the two leaders exchanged pleasantries in keeping with their professed friendship — with Trump calling Xi a "very special man" — the former property magnate made it clear that he expected China to do more to rein in North Korea. "We must act fast. And hopefully China will act faster and more effectively on this problem than anyone," Trump said, while thanking Xi for his efforts to restrict trade with Pyongyang...
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