Trump, Xi wrap up summit with tea and tour of US archives

Trump said the summit between ‌the world's two largest economies had produced great strides and that "I think our farmers are going to be happy" but did not provide details..@POTUS: "I think our farmers are going to be very happy — a lot of very positive things happened... Great things for both countries.

It's just been very, very productive. "https://t.co/nUByGPEl. Xkpic.twitter.com/69wDC0xWCj— Rapid Response 47 (@Rapid.

Response47)September 25, 2026"America is very happy about this visit, and I'm sure. Chinais very happy also," he said. Trump:America is very happy about this visit, and I'm sure China is very happy also.

Great things for both countries. It's been just very, very productive.pic.twitter.com/PNtyt7afvd— Clash Report (@clashreport)September 25, 2026Xi said the US-China relationship had developed into a constructive one of "strategic stability based on respect, fairness and reciprocity".

Xi Jinping:Trump and I are like two people that's charting the course for the great ship of China-U.S. relations. When Trump visited China in May, we agreed on the vision of building a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability.

This time, we've agreed to…pic.twitter.com/zLPxjNSlRK— Clash Report (@clashreport)September 25, 2026Xi also said he and Trump would have two more opportunities to meet this year, the APEC summit in China and a G20 summit in ​Miami. "I do welcome you, Mr President and the First Lady to visit China," he said.

The lavish state summit, with flyovers, tours and a glittering state dinner, has beenheavy on symbolism but light ​on substance. Read:Xi calls for new chapter in China-US ties at White House dinner.

Still, Trumphighlighted progressunder a bilateral trade mechanism, citing what he described as increased market access for US farmers and ranchers, while both leaders identified ⁠artificial intelligence as an area for cooperation. Details of the limited agreements the two sides struck regarding their tense trade relationship would be released on Monday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer toldCNBCon Friday.

Trump:President Xi and Madam Peng have just left D.C., heading for China. The meeting was one of Friendship, Strength, and Success, for both China and the U.S.A.We will be meeting again in November, in China, and then at the G20 in December, in Miami, Florida.

Much has been,…pic.twitter.com/i. AgliJXyil— Clash Report (@clashreport)September 25, 2026"We're in ​a managed trade situation.... We've had progress, and we will release on Monday, I think, a lot more details about what we've accomplished over the past few weeks in negotiating with the Chinese," he said.

The US​has agreed with. Chinaon exempting some key goods from arguments over trade, Greer said, including exports to China of agricultural products and medical devices and imports of consumer and non-sensitive goods. National archives tour.

The summit concluded at the National Archives, where Trump and Xi appeared to review the US Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Chinese President Xi and First Lady Peng Liyuan at the National Archives.pic.twitter.com/IxyFJOT95R— CSPAN (@cspan)September 25, 2026They would also see "artefacts testifying to the long and cherished relationship" between China and the US and their "cultural exchanges", Trump said in remarks ​welcoming Xi on Thursday.

Read More:Trump to wrap up Xi summit with a tour of US archives"Just as our ancestors reached across the ocean centuries ago to trade, to learn, and to build a better world, our two countries do really the same thing, and we're very proud ​of it and the relationship," Trump said.

China has not commented on the visit to the archives, but analysts say Xi may be keen to see records relating to the US switch of recognitionto communist China from Taiwanin 1979. Responding ‌to a question, ⁠Trump said he and Xi had discussed Iran and said "I think we're going to do great" without elaborating.

Beijing has deniedUS allegations of helping. Iran's leaders in the conflict launched by Trump in February. Q: Did you discuss the war with Iran with Xi?

Trump: We did. I think we're gonna do great.pic.twitter.com/Jawn3DgAUL— Clash Report (@clashreport)September 25, 2026China presses on Taiwan. China claims democratically governed.

Taiwanas its own, and Xi has long sought to persuade Trump to state publicly that the US opposes Taiwan's independence, rather than saying only that it does not support independence, which has been Washington's formulation for decades. He is also keen to get the US to halt arms sales to the island.

As expected, Xi pressed Trump on Taiwan on Thursday, saying he hoped the US would "handle the Taiwan question ​with prudence". China's state news agency also reported that ​Xi "hopes the US side will adhere to the ⁠correct position of opposing 'Taiwan independence'".

While the US, like most countries, has no formal diplomatic relations with Taipei, Washington is its most important international backer and is bound by US law to provide it with the means to defend itself. Washington's Asian allies will watch closely to see how Trump talks about Taiwan following Xi's ​visit.

After his May summit with Xi, Trump, whose administration in December approved an $11 billion arms sale package to Taiwan, said he was holding a second ​package, worth some $14 billion, in ⁠abeyance and described it as a "very good negotiating chip".

Craig Singleton of the Foundation for Defence of Democracies think tank said Beijing may believe it has established a new baseline on Taiwan with Trump. He said Xi's use of the word "adhere" was revealing because "it implies Beijing believes Washington is already behaving in ways it wants".

"In the context of the current standdown on Taiwan arms sales, China may increasingly view that restraint as a new baseline rather than a ⁠temporary pause," he ​said. "Beijing's objective is to get Trump to absorb Chinese red lines into his own definition of a stable relationship.

"On Thursday, Senate ​Democrats criticised the summit, saying Trump had failed to secure meaningful concessions from Beijing on trade, security, artificial intelligence or human rights. They also criticised Trump for failing to publicly address China's military pressure on Taiwan and called for the immediate delivery of approved military ​aid and arms sales to the island.