Trump’s ‘historic’ visit to China yields some economic, less geopolitical fruits

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump returned Friday from his first diplomatic visit to China since 2017, heralding the ‘historic’ nature of the trip.

Former President Joe Biden did not visit China while in office, so it was also the first time a U.S. president has visited the country in nearly 10 years.

“We had an amazing time. Very historic… it was a pretty historic couple of days,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Despite lawmakers and the president often talking about the need for America to outperform the communist country economically and technologically, Trump often touts his “good relationship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders met multiple times over the course of Trump’s stay.

They discussed multiple economic and geopolitical topics, reportedly making some deals but leaving some of the more controversial issues unresolved.

Trump has said that China agreed to an agricultural deal that will help s...