U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China.

Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images

The U.S. and China agreed to forge more cooperative ties at their summit in Beijing on Thursday, in a high-stakes meeting full of friendly gestures between two countries that have been battling for years on issues ranging from intellectual property and human rights to technology and trade.

Here are five key points, based on Chinese President Xi Jinping's readout of the meeting.

1. New positioning

Xi and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to develop a "constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability," according to Beijing's official English readout of the summit.…