"It was a great honor to have President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan of China as our guests ... US President Donald Trump poses with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan upon their arrival at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017. China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the first day of the World Economic Forum, on January 17, 2017 in Davos. US President Donald Trump looks up as he sits beside China's President Xi Jinping during a tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing on November 8, 2017. JUST WATCHED Xi: China has acted transparently on Covid-19 pandemic Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Xi: China has acted transparently on Covid-19 pandemic 02:47But even before the outbreak, China was finding its reputation was beginning to dim, especially among Western nations.

Source: CNN October 31, 2020 00:45 UTC