Trump and Xi summit yields limited progress as U.S.-China differences persist

In Washington last week, President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit that featured elaborate pageantry but yielded limited progress. The leaders agreed to lower tariffs on $60 billion of non-sensitive goods, but no timeline was set, and a broader trade deal was postponed to next year. Analysts described the relationship as a "managed stalemate," with China showing little willingness to grant Trump major concessions before U.S. midterm elections. China proposed tariff cuts on some U.S. agricultural goods but excluded soybeans. Xi also pressed Trump on Taiwan, which Trump avoided discussing publicly.