▲ U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
While the United States and China highlighted the achievements of their summit through official announcements following the meeting, notable differences were confirmed on key issues.
In the trade sector, they agreed on mutual tariff reductions amounting to 30 billion dollars, approximately 40.8 trillion won, and the operation of trade and investment committees; however, rare earths, a core point of contention, were completely omitted from the Chinese side's announcement.
In the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, they agreed to establish a communication channel, but specific cooperation measures, such as establishing joint norms, were not included in the announcement.
The Taiwan issue was also discussed during the summit, but neither side included it in their official announcements of the summit results.
The White House stated in a fact sheet on the 25th (local time) that President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping "agreed to build a constructive relationship that promotes strategic stability based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity."
China also announced the "eight major achievements" of the summit through the state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 26th, stating that the two countries agreed to build a "China-U.S. constructive strategic stability relationship based on respect, fairness, and parity."
China highlighted that the expressions "respect, fairness, and parity" were newly added to the "constructive strategic stability relationship" put forward during the summit last May.
Both sides commonly presented as achievements the application of lower tariffs on non-sensitive items worth 30 billion dollars each in the trade sector, as well as the activation of bilateral trade and investment committees.
There were differences in the detailed announcement contents.
The White House stated in its fact sheet that both sides are continuing consultations to address U.S. concerns regarding shortages in critical mineral supply chains, including rare earths, with the goal of restoring appropriate supply levels.
On the other hand, the rare earths issue was not included in the summit achievements announced by China.
At the same time, the White House announced the items subject to tariff cuts and China's plan to purchase U.S. coal, but these details were not included in the Chinese side's announcement.
The Taiwan issue was discussed at the summit, but was omitted from both sides' announcements.
Earlier, Chinese state media including Xinhua reported that President Xi told President Trump during the summit that the U.S. should maintain its stance of opposing "Taiwan independence."
President Trump told reporters that day that he discussed the Taiwan issue with President Xi and that President Xi understands his thoughts on Taiwan very well.
However, he did not elaborate on what position he conveyed to President Xi.
The United States has maintained its stance that it "does not support Taiwan independence and does not want any form of coercive action to change the status quo."
Following the Beijing summit last May, President Trump stated regarding the Taiwan issue that "President Xi has very strong thoughts" and that "I made no commitments."
Regarding Iran, both sides stated that the two leaders agreed to oppose Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons and the imposition of tolls in the Strait of Hormuz.
While the White House stated that the two leaders discussed international issues such as Russia, North Korea, and Iran, references to Russia and North Korea were omitted from the Chinese side's announcement.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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