Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrapped a roughly three-hour bilateral session at the White House on Thursday — the first formal one-on-one of Xi's state visit — with the U.S. president calling it a "great meeting"as the two leaders walked out together and exchanged words before Xi climbed into his motorcade. The meeting set no dramatic benchmarks, but it reinforced the operating logic that has guided U.S.–China relations since the Busan ceasefire last October: keep the conflict manageable, keep the commerce moving, and keep talking.
