Trump-Xi summit: China, US disagree on what they agreed on

United States President Donald Trump left China on Friday following a two-day summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. While Washington touts wins in terms of bilateral trade agreements, Beijing has warned the US against overstepping on the issue of Taiwan and stated that the US-Israel war on Iran should have never started. Both sides have released statements detailing what Trump and Xi discussed , but they only overlap in limited areas. The two White House readouts published on Thursday addressed issues not mentioned in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs statements, and vice versa. We break down what these issues are, what each side said and where they do align. On trade deals Trump said several business deals were struck between the US and China during the two days he was in Beijing. “We’ve made some fantastic trade deals for both countries,” Trump said in his remarks concluding the summit. Xi also met with US business leaders who accompanied Trump on his trip. Specifically, Trump told Fox News on Friday that China had agreed to buy 200 jets from US aviation manufacturer Boeing – fewer than half the 500 Boeings predicted by markets, which led to Boeing shares falling by more than 4 percent on Friday. If this deal is happening, it will mark China’s first purchase of US jets in almost a decade. However, China has not mentioned this deal or any other trade deals in its post-summit statement. Boeing has not confirmed this deal either. …