Reuters: Trump's China Visit Yields Few Results, Leaves Only Praise for Xi Jinping
U.S. President Trump's two-day visit to China concluded with abundant praise for host Xi Jinping, but achieved few significant breakthroughs on trade issues and no substantial assistance from Beijing to end the Iran conflict, Reuters reported.
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Central News Agency Beijing, May 16 (Comprehensive Foreign Report) - Reuters reported that U.S. President Trump's two-day visit to China was marked by extensive praise for his host, Xi Jinping, but he left Beijing yesterday without achieving major breakthroughs on trade issues, nor did he secure any substantial help from Beijing to end the Iran war. The report states that Trump had hoped to achieve concrete results during this trip to boost his low approval ratings before the November midterm elections. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that Xi Jinping has been invited to visit the U.S. in the fall.
The summit was full of pomp, including red carpet greetings, honor guard performances, and tours of secluded gardens. Agence France-Presse mentioned yesterday that Trump described Xi Jinping as a "great leader" and "friend," but Xi's response has been relatively understated so far. Chinese official media reported on May 14, after the Trump-Xi talks, that Xi Jinping stated during their meeting that the Taiwan issue is the most important problem in US-China relations, and if not handled properly, the two countries could clash or even conflict.
On his way back to the U.S., Trump told the media that Xi Jinping told him he opposed Taiwan independence. Trump stated: "I listened to him, I didn't comment on it... I didn't commit to either side." He also added that a decision on arms sales to Taiwan would be made soon after speaking with "those currently governing Taiwan."
The report analyzed that Trump sought immediate and visible commercial results, such as an agreement to sell Boeing (Boeing) jets, but failed to impress investors. Xi Jinping, on the other hand, spoke extensively about maintaining stable trade relations between the U.S. and China, focusing on long-term cooperation, highlighting the different priorities of both sides.
On May 14, Trump announced that China had agreed to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft, a number significantly lower than the approximately 500 aircraft previously discussed by sources told Reuters. Boeing's stock price subsequently fell by more than 4%. Trump later stated that if things progressed smoothly, the order could increase to 750 aircraft.
Regarding the Iran issue, the White House issued a brief summary after the Trump-Xi talks on May 14, emphasizing that the two leaders unanimously hoped for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Xi Jinping's intention to purchase more U.S. oil, reducing reliance on the Middle East. However, just before the two leaders' tea discussion the next day, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement directly asserting: "There is no need for this war, which should not have happened, to continue. Finding a solution sooner rather than later is beneficial to both the U.S. and Iran, and also to the countries in the region and the entire world."
Patricia Kim, an expert on US-China relations at the Brookings Institution in Washington, said: "It is noteworthy that the Chinese side did not commit to any concrete actions on the Iran issue." Another sign of the scaled-down nature of this summit was that the U.S. meeting summary did not mention broad structural reforms, which previous U.S. presidents had pressured Xi Jinping to promote.
According to the meeting summary, unlike Trump's visit to China in 2017, he did not discuss issues such as "structural reforms," "global economic governance," or "international trade system" with Xi Jinping this time. U.S. officials stated that an agricultural product sales agreement had been reached, but provided no details, and there was no indication of a breakthrough in the sale of NVIDIA's advanced AI chips H200 to China, even after NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's last-minute accompanying visit to China.
When Trump left, the issue of rare earth supply remained officially unresolved. Trump also told the media on his return journey that he and Xi Jinping did not discuss tariffs. (Compiled by: Lu Ying-tzu) 1150516
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The summit was full of pomp, including red carpet greetings, honor guard performances, and tours of secluded gardens. Agence France-Presse mentioned yesterday that Trump described Xi Jinping as a "great leader" and "friend," but Xi's response has been relatively understated so far. Chinese official media reported on May 14, after the Trump-Xi talks, that Xi Jinping stated during their meeting that the Taiwan issue is the most important problem in US-China relations, and if not handled properly, the two countries could clash or even conflict.
On his way back to the U.S., Trump told the media that Xi Jinping told him he opposed Taiwan independence. Trump stated: "I listened to him, I didn't comment on it... I didn't commit to either side." He also added that a decision on arms sales to Taiwan would be made soon after speaking with "those currently governing Taiwan."
The report analyzed that Trump sought immediate and visible commercial results, such as an agreement to sell Boeing (Boeing) jets, but failed to impress investors. Xi Jinping, on the other hand, spoke extensively about maintaining stable trade relations between the U.S. and China, focusing on long-term cooperation, highlighting the different priorities of both sides.
On May 14, Trump announced that China had agreed to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft, a number significantly lower than the approximately 500 aircraft previously discussed by sources told Reuters. Boeing's stock price subsequently fell by more than 4%. Trump later stated that if things progressed smoothly, the order could increase to 750 aircraft.
Regarding the Iran issue, the White House issued a brief summary after the Trump-Xi talks on May 14, emphasizing that the two leaders unanimously hoped for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Xi Jinping's intention to purchase more U.S. oil, reducing reliance on the Middle East. However, just before the two leaders' tea discussion the next day, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement directly asserting: "There is no need for this war, which should not have happened, to continue. Finding a solution sooner rather than later is beneficial to both the U.S. and Iran, and also to the countries in the region and the entire world."
Patricia Kim, an expert on US-China relations at the Brookings Institution in Washington, said: "It is noteworthy that the Chinese side did not commit to any concrete actions on the Iran issue." Another sign of the scaled-down nature of this summit was that the U.S. meeting summary did not mention broad structural reforms, which previous U.S. presidents had pressured Xi Jinping to promote.
According to the meeting summary, unlike Trump's visit to China in 2017, he did not discuss issues such as "structural reforms," "global economic governance," or "international trade system" with Xi Jinping this time. U.S. officials stated that an agricultural product sales agreement had been reached, but provided no details, and there was no indication of a breakthrough in the sale of NVIDIA's advanced AI chips H200 to China, even after NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's last-minute accompanying visit to China.
When Trump left, the issue of rare earth supply remained officially unresolved. Trump also told the media on his return journey that he and Xi Jinping did not discuss tariffs. (Compiled by: Lu Ying-tzu) 1150516
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