„We’ve made great strides, very positive for both countries,“ Trump told reporters as he had tea with Xi at the White House on Friday before the archives trip.
„STRATEGIC STABILITY“
Trump rolled out the red carpet throughout the visit, treating Xi to a state banquet full of US tech titans, plus military parades, a flyover and even a tour of his new White House helipad and ballroom.
For his part, Xi said his Washington trip had added „new substance“ to his summit with Trump in Beijing in May.
The Chinese leader added that they had agreed to „strategic stability on the basis of respect, fairness, and reciprocity.“
The announcement that the two leaders would continue their dialogue was perhaps the biggest deliverable for both sides.
Both leaders confirmed they would meet again at the APEC summit in Shenzen, China, in November and the G20 forum at Trump’s Doral resort in Miami in December.
While visiting the National Archives in Washington, the leaders inspected the Declaration of Independence, which marks its 250th anniversary this year and which set out the path for American independence from the „tyrant“ British king.