"Both leaders reaffirmed the importance of continuing open dialogue in order to maintain momentum in expanding practical cooperation and constructively managing differences," the White House said here in a brief readout of the meeting.
This was the last meeting between the two leaders before the formal takeover of the US administration by Donald Trump on January 20 when he would be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.
President Xi is in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.