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Xi and Trump ended their landmark summit claiming important progress in stabilising relations – but behind the scenes, major differences persisted between the two superpowers on Iran, Taiwan and more.
“It’s been really a great couple of days,” Trump told reporters as he met Xi at his exclusive leadership compound in central Beijing.
Xi, for his part, called it a “milestone” visit. “We have established a new bilateral relationship, or rather a constructive, strategic, stable relationship,” he said. But those optimistic words collided with difficult truths about thorny issues that largely appear no closer to resolution.
Trump offered the view that he and Xi felt the same about the war in Iran – that the conflict should end and the Strait of Hormuz fully reopen. Xi, however, remained silent – a marked contrast to his blunt words a day earlier to Trump that the issue of Taiwan, if mishandled, could trigger “clashes or conflict” between the two powers.
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