Flyovers, pandas and pomp masked divides in U.S.-China summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Washington for the first time in over a decade to meet with President Trump. The visit featured formal ceremonies that masked significant geopolitical divides between the two nations.
It was Xi’s first visit to Washington in more than a decade and an exercise in pomp and politesse that masked the great divides between the two nations.
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