Trump-Xi summit: Four key takeaways from the Washington meeting

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to stabilise US-China relations on the second day of Xi's three-day US visit, while differences over Iran, Taiwan, AI and trade remained unresolved. Trump described Thursday's White House meeting as "great" and praised his personal friendship with Xi, built on "mutual respect", even though the two superpowers understand core disagreements are unlikely to change. The talks came after Trump's return to the White House had triggered a trade war through severe tariffs on Chinese goods, which the two leaders have since tried to dial down.