Presidents
Donald Trump and
Xi Jinping have
wrapped up a three-day Washington summit that was
heavy on pomp but light on substance. The U.S. president delighted in
the personal rapport he says he’s built with Xi, while the Chinese leader emphasized the two sides “must hold the line” to ensure there is “no conflict and no confrontation between us.”
The two leaders discussed the wars in
Iran and
Ukraine as well as
artificial intelligenceand
Taiwan. The biggest policy announcement of the visit was modest: an agreement to extend by two months a trade truce that had been set to expire in November.
Here are seven key takeaways from the visit.