US President Donald Trump said he urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to increase the speed and size of agricultural purchases and said Beijing had “more or less agreed” to do so.

Anthony Albanese held secret talks with China’s No.3 leader in Canberra on Tuesday as Xi Jinping positioned the future of Taiwan as a central issue in his improving relationship with Donald Trump.

Beyond industry, the country is leading global greening efforts through massive afforestation. Xi, who has participated in tree planting activities in Beijing for 18 consecutive years, has overseen a push that has expanded forest coverage to over 25 percent of China's land area, contributing a quarter of the world's new green areas since 2000.

Trump signed the legislation on Wednesday night, starting the clock on the 30 days the DOJ has to release the documents. President Donald Trump and President Xi of China spoke on Monday morning, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.