Analysts say Trump-Xi summit spectacle was aimed mainly at domestic audiences
Analysts say much of the pageantry surrounding the Trump-Xi summit was designed primarily to send messages to each leader's domestic constituencies.
Analysts say much of the pageantry surrounding the Trump-Xi summit was designed primarily to send messages to each leader's domestic constituencies.
China responded by saying it is 'dedicated to safeguarding world peace and stability,' according to a report from Anadolu Agency citing the US envoy to Beijing.
Analysis suggests the most revealing aspects of the Washington summit between the two leaders lie in what was left unaddressed.

Washington and Beijing have released lists of goods recommended for tariff reductions covering an estimated $60bn in trade, following a summit between the two countries' leaders.
The US president said 'a lot of good things are happening' following what he called an 'incredible' meeting with his Chinese counterpart.

President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in Washington last week and signaled plans for two further meetings this year, but observers say concrete follow-through will determine whether the truce holds.

David Perdue's remarks come as a Taiwanese minister warned of a severe Chinese military threat to the self-ruled island.
The pandas left Chengdu for Georgia under an agreement between the Chinese and US governments announced during Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington.
France 24 rounds up the week's most striking images, from Pope Leo XIV's first visit to France to a Trump-Xi meeting and flooding in Bangkok.

Presidents Trump and Xi discussed trade and artificial intelligence in a high-profile Washington summit, but the sensitive issue of Taiwan was reportedly confined to private talks.
The Chinese president said Beijing and Washington should work to turn a shared vision of strategic stability into concrete outcomes.
Beijing said the outcomes followed a three-day summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump that emphasized personal diplomacy over major public breakthroughs.
Months after asking Donald Trump whether the two powers could avoid destructive rivalry, Xi Jinping appears increasingly confident that they can, according to a new report.
Chinese state television described President Xi Jinping's US visit as a success, noting a 21-gun salute fired in his honor at the airport.
The high-profile visit came at a significant moment for both leaders, with ceremony taking center stage over concrete deliverables.
The two leaders emphasized ceremony over concrete deliverables during two days in Washington, sidestepping issues like Taiwan and Iran.
Martin Rowson's latest editorial cartoon comments on the recent meeting between the US and Chinese leaders.
The two leaders discussed the Iran war and confirmed plans for two more meetings before the end of the year.
An editorial argues that a friendly-seeming meeting between the two leaders, including a panda loan, did little to resolve underlying US-China tensions.
The two leaders held a private tea session at the White House and visited the National Archives, capping a three-day state visit by the Chinese president.