Xi flew home on Saturday, Sept. 26, with little progress on AI, Taiwan or the Iran war. He and Trump agreed to meet again twice: at APEC in China in November, and at the G20 at Trump's Doral resort in December.
Catch up
- Aug. 31 — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised weekly sanctions on foreign firms that trade with Iran, starting with an Egyptian bank's Dubai branches.
- Sep. 7 — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said an Iran nuclear deal may have to wait for a new government in Tehran.
- Sep. 13 — All 11 BRICS nations, including Iran and the UAE, urged Middle East restraint as Xi offered China as a mediator.
- Sep. 14–15 — Trump rejected any AI slowdown so the US would not cede the lead to China, and called AI takeover fears a hoax.
- Sep. 21–22 — US and Chinese officials opened New York talks on trade, AI and critical minerals; the US proposed an AI incident hotline.
- Sep. 23–24 — Trump greeted Xi at Joint Base Andrews for his first US state visit since 2015; Bessent said the trade truce would run to Jan. 10, not Nov. 10.
Other visit details
- Trump hosted a 134-guest state dinner packed with US tech CEOs on Thursday, Sept. 24.
- Xi invited 100,000 young Americans to China over five years, double the 50,000 he pledged in 2023.
- Ambassador to China David Perdue said Trump pressed Xi to stop aiding Iran and that Beijing 'pulled some things down.'