BEIJING — President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One Friday afternoon and departed Beijing after two days of high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, wrapping up the first U.S. presidential visit to China in nearly a decade with warm public rhetoric but few concrete agreements to ease tensions between the world's two largest economies.

Trump described the summit as "incredible" and "extremely productive," claiming the leaders had settled "a lot of different problems." Xi reciprocated with praise for the relationship and hosted Trump at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound for final meetings and a working lunch. Yet beneath the pageantry — elaborate welcome ceremonies, a lavish state banquet and photo ops at the Great Hall of the People — fundamental differences on Taiwan, technology restrictions and trade imbalances remained unresolved.

The summit occurred against the backdrop of global instability from the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, which has disrupted energy markets and the Strait of Hormuz. Both leaders agreed Iran should not develop nuclear weapons and stressed the need to reopen the critical shipping chokepoint, but no joint plan emerged. Trump brought a delegation of top U.S. executives, including Tesla's Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook and Nvidia's Jensen Huang, who joined portions of the meetings to advocate for better market access.

Limited Progress Amid Symbolic Gestures

White House officials highlighted commitments from China to purchase additional U.S. Boeing aircraft and more American energy exports to help offset global oil disruptions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent noted China's own need........

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