Xi in Washington: Trump and Xi tout harmony, avoid confrontation
Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington concluded Friday with pomp and less confrontation than expected, though details of his talks with President Donald Trump remain undisclosed. The two leaders projected harmony between the world's largest economies. According to China's official statement, the leaders held a 90-minute closed-door meeting Thursday covering the Middle East, Ukraine, and the Korean Peninsula. The White House provided no information on the talks or whether agreements were reached on trade or AI security, which both leaders had flagged as key agenda items. Trump showed Xi the National Archives on Friday, displaying the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. A formal state dinner Thursday night hosted tech titans including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jensen Huang, with Trump toasting that relations were "as good as ever" despite different systems.