Xi wraps Washington visit with tour of U.S. founding documents

President Donald Trump is taking Chinese President Xi Jinping to the National Archives on Friday to view the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, concluding a three-day state visit criticized as heavy on ceremony and light on substantive achievements. The visit, coinciding with the U.S. 250th anniversary, featured a black-tie state dinner with technology executives and a 90-minute private meeting covering the Middle East, Ukraine, and the Korean Peninsula, though no major breakthroughs emerged on trade or artificial intelligence safety. Trump showed Xi a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office on Thursday and highlighted historical U.S.-China trade ties, while the Archives exhibit "The American Story" displays both national accomplishments and darker historical moments.