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The US president showcased White House construction projects and hosted a lavish dinner with tech CEOs, but the summit made little progress on key issues such as trade tensions and AI regulation.
Warmth on display in Washington contrasts significantly with the language Trump has used to characterise Beijing and Xi.
Between the large deployment of protocol, the bilateral meeting and the subsequent dinner in honor of the visiting president left little room to know how Washington and Beijing will address the issues that distance them: artificial intelligence, trade, Taiwan and the war with Iran. Both Trump and Xi chose to publicly highlight the links between the two nations, avoiding taking a stand on the thorny points of the bilateral relationship. Report from our correspondent, Cristóbal Vásquez.
The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, reviving Beijing's decades-old charm offensive.
From November 15, Beijing will ban not only the flight, but also the possession, storage and transport of drones throughout the city. The measure comes after the accident of a plane against the CICT tower in June, and in a context of growing concern about the use of unmanned aircraft for military and surveillance purposes. What does China seek to protect and what does this decision on airspace control and security in the capital reveal?
American President Donald Trump received in Washington his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, with whom he will meet at the White House on September 24. The meeting takes place at a critical moment in the relationship between the two countries: bilateral tariffs, a competition to lead the development of artificial intelligence and the economic and political partnership between Beijing and Tehran are some of the points that mark the event.
There are concerns that Trump could soften Washington's position on Taiwan or other regional security issues in return for concessions from Beijing.
The deal, which was set to expire in November, will now be extended to Jan. 10, Bessent said, noting the need for Beijing to fulfill more deliverables.
The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, an unlikely frontier in Beijing's AI race with Washington.
Beijing is locking the gates to stop expertise and capital in strategic industries from fleeing. The country accused of industrial-scale intellectual property theft now fears the West will take its own.
China's Xi Jinping is traveling to Washington this week. Regardless of what comes from his talks with US President Trump, the EU will likely remain stuck between erratic US trade policy and Beijing's export machine.
China's Xi Jinping is traveling to Washington this week. Regardless of what comes from his talks with US President Trump, the EU will likely remain stuck between erratic US trade policy and Beijing's export machine.
Washington and Beijing discuss AI hotline idea amid escalating competition and restrictions on advanced technologies.
China's Xi Jinping is traveling to Washington this week. Regardless of what comes from his talks with US President Trump, the EU will likely remain stuck between erratic US trade policy and Beijing's export machine.
Selected by Beijing in 1996, Tung Chee-hwa's tenure shaped post-colonial Hong Kong during a turbulent political era.
A spate of warnings in recent days about the dangers of AI have sparked mixed reactions: from Donald Trump dismissing the fears as a hoax, to Beijing criticising calls for the US to block its advancement as fearmongering. As President Xi Jinping heads to Washington for talks, FRANCE 24's technology correspondent Peter O'Brien explains why the two superpowers are unlikely to forge binding agreements on AI regulation.
