Trump gave Xi Jinping a warm welcome. What did the talks accomplish?

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From the National Archives to the state dinner, President Trump and Xi Jinping looked comfortable together in Washington. Two former NPR China correspondents on what the visit did and didn't deliver. Transcript DEBBIE ELLIOTT, HOST: President Xi of China loves to win. Donald Trump loves a winner. This week, the U.S. president hosted his Chinese counterpart for nearly two days of pageantry and ritual. But did either side make any real gains? China is arguably the most consequential and difficult geopolitical relationship that the U.S. has. So to unpack the visit, we have with us NPR White House correspondent Emily Feng and NPR's Rob Schmitz, both of whom have reported extensively on China.And, Emily, before we get to the question of who got what, you were in the room with President Xi as he visited the National Archives here. What was that like?EMILY FENG, BYLINE: What has struck me about the whole state visit is how congenial the nature of these events have been. They seemed very comfortable with one another. In public remarks in the past, they have emphasized their shared history between these two countries.And for example, when the two leaders strolled around the National Archive...

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