Trump and Xi conclude summit with limited concrete agreements
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The U.S.-China summit featured extensive ceremonial events but yielded few measurable outcomes on trade, technology, Iran or Taiwan, according to officials.
President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a three-day summit that included a military arrival ceremony, a state dinner and a visit to the National Archives. The events featured a flyover by a B-2 bomber, performances by opera singer Christopher Maccio and a menu prepared by First Lady Melania Trump.
Despite the elaborate pageantry, officials said the talks produced little substantive progress. The two sides only extended an existing trade agreement by two months and did not announce new measures on Iran, where China continues to provide satellite data and oil, or on Taiwan, where Xi urged the United States to formally oppose the island’s independence.
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue told Fox News that “the best thing that we accomplished in this visit is to continue the conversation,” noting that deliverables are difficult to quantify.
On artificial intelligence, Xi said both countries have a responsibility to develop the technology under human control. Trump, however, reiterated his preference to rename the field “super intelligence,” a term he has promoted at the United Nations and on his social-media platform.