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Trump and Xi End Beijing Summit With Warmer Tone and Few Concrete Deals

Officials call the talks a reset toward "strategic stability" that stops short of binding fixes on Taiwan or technology.

Overview

  • Xi accepted a U.S. invitation for a state visit later this year, a step Wang Yi announced Friday after the Beijing meetings.
  • Trump said he may delay or rethink a large Taiwan arms package and kept the U.S. defense commitment ambiguous, saying only he would decide.
  • Boeing said the trip produced an initial commitment for 200 aircraft, while Beijing withheld deal details and analysts cautioned that broader trade pledges remain unverified.
  • Both sides discussed the Iran conflict and agreed the Strait of Hormuz should stay open for oil shipments, with Trump saying Xi offered to help pursue that outcome.
  • The leaders explored possible guardrails for artificial intelligence and promoted a theme of strategic stability, yet they announced no enforceable agreements on Taiwan, semiconductors, or rare earths.