Concrete outcomes are hard to discern, but Xi Jinping will see the treatment he received from Trump as a sign that China is now a peer of the United States.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the National Archives on September 25, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Samuel Corum/Sipa USA via AP
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s brief state visit to the United States has already come to an end. Before the summit, expectations about the concrete deliverables it might deliver had been fairly low. Any sign of major breakthroughs or deals from the actual summit have been even more scarce.
Aside from the unprecedented level of ceremonial protocol and treatment President Trump extended to President Xi, there has been very little in terms of policy announcements. There is no doubt that
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