Why the Trump-Xi summit just produced a truce, not a breakthrough

The pageantry in Washington was elaborate enough to make the Donald Trump-Xi Jinping summit look like a G2 truce. Trump personally received Xi at Joint Base Andrews. US aircraft such as B-2s and F-22s flew overhead, military bands marched, the White House rolled out a state dinner, Trump made Xi laugh and eventually discovered that the Chinese president shared his appreciation for one particular American asset: “he loves good granite”. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://tinyurl.com/4ymm9wh5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://tinyurl.com/4ymm9wh5 » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8