US President Donald Trump has met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The two leaders toured the Forbidden City during Trump's two-night stop in the Chinese capital, Beijing, as part of his marathon Asia tour.

Kanal24 reports citing Press TV that dining in the Forbidden City will be a significant honor for Trump, in keeping with what China's Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai promised would be a "state visit-plus."

"The Chinese government know who they're dealing with," said Beijing-based historian Jeremiah Jenne. "It's another in a long line of fairly shrewd moves by the Chinese government and something (Trump is) going to be very impressed with."