Inside Trump and Xi’s meeting: Spectacle over substance? | BBC News

Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington has come to an end, but has the trip – filled with pomp and ceremony – actually accomplished anything? 

Xi arrived in Washington with the hope of breakthroughs on AI cooperation and Taiwan – but despite the red carpets and warm words, there was little progress on some of the key issues. 

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00:00 Intro
01:34 What was accomplished?
02:10 What did China want?
03:06 Why does China want Taiwan?
05:34 White House media ban
07:35 Did Trump AI-alter an image?
08:54 Panda diplomacy
11:11 When will Trump and Xi meet next?