Trump, Xi end 3-day summit with tea, stability pledge & little progress on key disputes
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up their three-day summit on Friday with tea at the White House and a tour of the National Archives, ending a high-profile visit marked by personal diplomacy and ceremony but few major public breakthroughs on trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence or other contentious issues.Trump said the talks had produced "tremendous strides" and suggested US farmers would benefit from agreements reached with Beijing, but offered few details."I think our farmers are going to be happy," Trump said during tea at the White House."America is very happy about this visit, and I'm sure China is very happy also," he said.Xi described the US-China relationship as one of "strategic stability on the basis of respect, fairness and reciprocity" and said he expected to meet Trump twice more this year.The Chinese president invited Trump and first lady Melania Trump to visit China for the Asia-Pacific…
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