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Trump wraps up Beijing summit with plenty of goodwill but few blockbuster deals

The Sydney Morning Herald·Lisa Visentin·6 months ago
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Beijing : Donald Trump has wound up a two-day visit to Beijing that delivered numerous displays of goodwill between the US president and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, but few definitive trade deals.

Trump and Xi on Friday held a second round of talks and walked together in Zhongnanhai, the secretive headquarters of the ruling Communist Party and residence of its top leaders.

Donald Trump takes a tour with Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound. AP

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump tour Zhongnanhai Garden during the US president’s two-day visit to Beijing. Getty

US president Donald Trump shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing. Evan Vucci/Pool Reuters via AP

In his opening remarks at the compound, Trump said his visit to Beijing had allowed the two powers to stabilise their relations.

“We’ve settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to settle.…

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