Trump Wraps Beijing Summit
Praise, Pageantry, and Pressure on Iran — But Few Hard Wins on Paper
President Trump departed China on Friday after two days of meetings with Xi Jinping that both sides hailed as a turning point in U.S.-China relations — even as concrete deliverables remained thin.The summit was the first U.S. presidential visit to Beijing in nearly a decade, and the optics — a state banquet in the Great Hall of the People, a welcome ceremony in Tiananmen Square — were unlike anything Washington has gotten from China in years.
Trump told reporters he and Xi settled "a lot of different problems" that other leaders couldn't have moved an inch. The two sides agreed to pursue what Xi called a "new vision" for the relationship — what Beijing's readout called a "constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability."
What Trump Came Home With--
- › Boeing: Xi committed to purchasing 200 Boeing jets — a major win for American manufacturing
- › Beef: Beijing issued new import licenses to restore U.S. beef trade just hours before Trump landed
- › Fentanyl: Both sides pledged to crack down on fentanyl precursor exports from China to the U.S.
- › Iran: Xi told Trump China is "not going to give military equipment" to Iran and opposes militarizing the Strait of Hormuz
- › Energy: Xi expressed interest in buying more U.S. crude oil — a direct opening for the American energy sector
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