Trump and Xi strike cordial tone at summit amid underlying tensions

President Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON — In his opening remarks at an arrival ceremony for visiting Chinese leader Xi Jinping, President Trump said the two countries should work together, recalling how during World War II the two country's militaries fought on the same side. In his remarks, President Xi emphasized the respect he and Trump have developed for each other. He invited 100,000 American students to visit China in the next five years, and he also announced that two pandas would soon be on loan to the Atlanta Zoo. Xi Jinping also reiterated what he calls "strategic stability" to form the basis of the Sino-American relationship, a framing popularized last October when the two leaders met in Busan in South Korea. The friendly remarks bely, however, what has been a tense relationship between the two global superpowers. They range from technology to trade to Tehran. AI in focus In a post o...