Beijing - Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President George W Bush held formal talks on Sunday, after Bush appealed for greater religious freedom during a church visit earlier in the day.
Chinese state media said Hu hosted a banquet lunch for Bush at the government's Zhongnanhai leadership compound following the talks.
But the reports gave no immediate details of the talks, which were scheduled to last 30 minutes.
Bush earlier visited Beijing's Kuanjie Church for Sunday morning worship.