U.S. business leaders laud atmosphere at China-U.S. talks

U.S. business leaders spoke highly of the atmosphere of China-U.S. talks held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.

On Thursday morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting U.S. President Donald Trump and met with U.S. entrepreneurs accompanying Trump on his state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday.

"It was marvelous. Thank you so much. It's so great to be back in China," Apple's chief executive Tim Cook told reporters of China Media Group after the meeting.

Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, described the meeting as "incredible", adding that Xi had been "gracious" and "welcoming".

"The meeting was incredible. President Xi was so gracious, so welcoming, and welcome all of us to be part of (these talks in) China. It was an excellent meeting," said Huang.

U.S. business leaders laud atmosphere at China-U.S. talks

U.S. business leaders laud atmosphere at China-U.S. talks

Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.52 percent to 4,177.92 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.14 percent lower at 15,745.74 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices totaled 3.36 trillion yuan (about 473.5 billion U.S. dollars), marking the seventh consecutive trading day with turnover exceeding 3 trillion yuan.

The industrial gases, pork and Chinese alcoholic drink baijiu led the gains, while those related to commercial aerospace and power grid sectors led the losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 2.16 percent to close at 3,951.14 points Thursday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 2.36 percent lower at 2,099.56 points on Thursday.

Chinese shares close lower Thursday