Beijing, May 14 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping adopted a warm and conciliatory tone during a state banquet honouring US President Donald Trump on Thursday, proposing that China's "great rejuvenation" and America's "Make America Great Again" agenda could advance together as the two powers work towards a more stable bilateral relationship.

In a high-stakes toast in Beijing during dinner, Xi characterised the bond between the globe's two largest economies as the most vital bilateral connection of the modern era, issuing a firm caution that both nations "must make it work and never mess it up."

"The people of China and the United States are both great peoples," Xi remarked, adding that the pursuit of their respective national goals "can go...