Trump-Xi Summit LIVE: Meeting ends with Xi and Trump claiming progress but differences remain
US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China. (Photo: AP)
Trump-Xi Summit LIVE: US President Donald Trump departed Beijing on Friday following a final meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The leaders said they made progress in stabilising US-China relations, but big differences remained after two days of meetings and meals.
On Friday, they walked the grounds of Zhongnanhai, Xi’s official residence, and had a working tea and lunch. During a series of meetings and events on Thursday, the two discussed divisive issues such as the Iran war, trade, technology and Taiwan. China has shown little public interest in getting more involved in solving the war in Iran. Xi also suggested differences over Taiwan could put his country and the US on the path toward conflict.
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Threats of each side imposing steep tariffs also still loom. Trump said Xi told him China wants to help negotiate an end to the war and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. China is the largest buyer of Iranian oil, and Trump hopes Xi will use that leverage to prod Iran into a deal on US terms. Trump also said Xi assured him that China wouldn’t provide Iran with military equipment.
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