North Korea added to the drama by firing three ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday.
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“President Xi said that they had the patience to wait for a resolution on those issues”, the official added.
During an interview with CNN, Obama had warned China of “consequences” due to its aggressive behaviour, and asked the country to restrain itself from worrying its neighbours in the disputed South China Sea region.
President Barack Obama, however, said on Monday that the distance between the two countries due to lack of trust has hindered reaching an agreement on Syria.
Russian Federation has insisted that it can not agree to a deal unless opposition fighters, backed by the United States and Middle East allies, are separated from al-Qaeda linked militants they overlap with in some areas.
Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a longer-than-expected discussion about whether, and how, they could agree on a deal, a senior US administration official said.
Turkey, which hosts almost 3 million Syrian refugees, has been instrumental in curbing a wave of migration to the European Union, which witnessed some 1 million people enter its borders.
He told Singapore media that China as G-20 host has set the right focus by talking about innovative and inclusive growth, and the digital economy – challenges faced by all countries.
A communique was adopted at the summit, clarifying the development direction, targets and measures of G20 cooperation.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, attending her first G20 summit, said governments needed to “do more to ensure that working people really benefit from the opportunities created by free trade”.
“We’re moving into a new era here and frankly, we’ve got more capacity than anybody both offensively and defensively”, he said.
“We’re going to have enough problems in the cyber space with non-state actors, who are engaging in theft and using the internet for all kinds of illicit practices”, Obama said.
At issue, principally, is Obama’s disembarkment from Air Force One’s belly rather than a rolling staircase as is customary for visiting dignitaries.
Tensions were exacerbated on the tarmac when a Chinese official was reportedly antagonistic toward National Security Adviser Susan Rice and USA officials were scolded for trying to help American journalists get better access to Obama.
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China and the United States, the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, announced on Saturday that they have ratified the Paris agreement which seeks to limit global warming well below 2°C.
