Chinese President Xi Jinping flew home Friday after a three-day state visit to Washington that ended without major new agreements on trade, artificial intelligence or the war with Iran.
On his last morning, Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, had tea with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the White House and then toured the National Archives, CNN reported. He left for Beijing afterward.
Trump told reporters over tea that American farmers would be "very happy" with the results but gave few details. He said the two had discussed the Iran war. Xi said he looked forward to seeing Trump at the APEC summit in China and the G20 in Miami.
Few new agreements were announced during the visit, CBS News reported. The main trade development came earlier in the week, when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the temporary trade truce, due to expire in mid-November, would be extended two months into January, according to CNBC.
On Thursday, Xi announced that China would send two giant pandas to Atlanta's zoo and invite 100,000 American students to study in China, The Hill reported.
Both leaders brought up AI in their opening remarks. Xi said its development must stay "under human control," Time reported. The guest list for Thursday's state dinner included Tesla CEO Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Chinese media reported that Xi said he hoped the U.S. would oppose Taiwan independence.
Some Republican lawmakers complained about the lavish welcome Xi received while voters are feeling economic strain ahead of the November midterms, The Hill reported.
The trip was Xi's first to Washington since September 2015. Trump visited Beijing in May.