The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
Meanwhile, the world's two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
Meanwhile, the world's two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
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- The BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.
- The world's two most powerful men – Xi Jinping and Donald Trump – have just met in Washington after days of pomp and pageantry.
- Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.
Meanwhile, the world's two most powerful men – Xi Jinping and Donald Trump – have just met in Washington after days of pomp and pageantry.
While there were plenty of symbolic gestures, including Chinese pandas from President Xi, there were few sizeable movements – although they committed to a six month extension of the tariff truce.
For context, the BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington. You are now after China-US relations.
Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after United States.
Taken together, the developments around the world's two most powerful men just met. How did it go? Point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
