Trump-Xi Meeting Yields Little, Yet China Is Pleased

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington on Thursday, exchanging gifts and extending trade agreements, though no major breakthroughs were achieved. The meeting, the first by a Chinese leader in Washington in over a decade, focused on easing tensions between the world's two largest economies. Xi emphasized that China's rise is not a threat but beneficial to the US, and both leaders discussed cooperating on artificial intelligence risks. China appeared satisfied with the symbolic outcome, as Beijing holds a stronger position with record exports and control over rare minerals. Core disputes, including Taiwan and AI competition, remain unresolved, with Xi urging peaceful coexistence.