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Trump gave Xi Jinping a warm welcome. What did the talks accomplish?
By Rob Schmitz · Sep 26, 2026, 4:13 PM CDT
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From the National Archives to the state dinner, President Trump and Xi Jinping looked comfortable together in Washington. Two former NPR China correspondents on what the visit did and didn't deliver.
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