Trump and Xi end summit with tea, archives tour, and plans for more talks
President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping concluded a three-day summit on Friday with tea at the White House and a National Archives tour, emphasizing personal diplomacy over concrete economic breakthroughs. The leaders praised each other, with Trump citing progress for U.S. farmers and Xi calling for "strategic stability," while both flagged artificial intelligence as a cooperation area. Trade deal details are due Monday, and Xi invited Trump to meet again at APEC and G20 summits this year. Xi pressed Trump on Taiwan, urging the U.S. to "adhere" to opposing its independence, a word analysts say signals Beijing sees Washington's paused arms sales as a new baseline. Senate Democrats criticized the summit for lacking concessions on trade, security, and human rights.