Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing but few big deals emerge
There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no sweeping trade breakthrough as Trump met Xi in Beijing
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- Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing but few big deals emerge
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There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no sweeping trade breakthrough as Trump met Xi in Beijing
US President Donald Trump says he has struck "fantastic trade deals, great for both countries" as he met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for a final round of talks in Beijing
The US president, who was accompanied to China by a high-profile business delegation spanning agriculture, aviation, electric vehicles and artificial intelligence (AI) chips, described ties between the two countries as "the world's most consequential economic relationship"
What happened
- There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no sweeping trade breakthrough as Trump met Xi in Beijing
- Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing but few big deals emerge
- US President Donald Trump says he has struck "fantastic trade deals, great for both countries" as he met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for a final round of talks in Beijing
- The US president, who was accompanied to China by a high-profile business delegation spanning agriculture, aviation, electric vehicles and artificial intelligence (AI) chips, described ties between the two countries as "the world's most consequential economicโฆ
- The summit has so far been defined more by warm rhetoric and symbolism than concrete economic outcomes, with day one featuring elaborate ceremonies and upbeat language but no sweeping trade breakthrough or significant business agreements
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