Trump-Xi summit: China, US disagree on what they agreed on

"Trump said several business deals were struck between the US and China during the two days he was in Beijing. “We’ve made some fantastic trade deals for both countries,” Trump said in his remarks concluding the summit. Xi also met with US business leaders who accompanied Trump on his trip. Specifically, Trump told Fox News on Friday that China had agreed to buy 200 jets from US aviation manufacturer Boeing fewer than half the 500 Boeings predicted by markets, which led to Boeing shares falling by more than 4 percent on Friday."

"However, China has not mentioned this deal or any other trade deals in its post-summit statement. Boeing has not confirmed this deal either. Other trade deals have not been confirmed or announced by either side so far. There was also no indication of any breakthrough deal of the US selling advanced AI Nvidia chips to China, despite CEO Jensen Huang's dramatic, lastminute addition to the trip. On Thursday, Xi said that China will open the door wider to US businesses, but did not clarify what this means in terms of trade deals."

"Beijing has warned the US against overstepping on the issue of Taiwan and stated that the US-Israel war on Iran should have never started. Both sides have released statements detailing what Trump and Xi discussed, but they only overlap in limited areas. The two White House readouts published on Thursday addressed issues not mentioned in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs statements, and vice versa. Trump and Xi discussed multiple topics, but the public accounts diverged on which matters were central."

The United States and China issued separate accounts of a two-day summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The United States emphasized bilateral trade agreements and described business deals made during the visit. China warned Washington against overstepping on Taiwan and criticized the US-Israel war on Iran. The two sides released statements that only partially matched, with each side omitting issues mentioned by the other. Trump said China agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets, a claim not confirmed by China or Boeing. No confirmed breakthrough emerged on selling advanced AI Nvidia chips to China. Xi said China would open more to US businesses but did not specify trade details.

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