U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. In his remarks, Obama said that the U.S. and China “have made incredible strides over these past several decades.” However, Obama also noted “frictions that exist in our relations,” notably around the issues of human rights and the maritime disputes in the East and South China Sea. For his part, Xi said that “China is firmly committed to … building a new model of major country relations.” Xi added that China will “adopt a more positive attitude and more vigorous actions to strengthen cooperation with the United States.”